While Celtic fans celebrated a flawless shootout, Rangers supporters chose confrontation, violence, and cowardice. As Celtic players and staff were treated as fair game by the marauding huns.
I think this carnage at Ibrox will probably result in the SFA and the authorities scrapping the away fans allocation for the foreseeable, that's put the tin lid on it.
In the short term, I can see the discussion formulating on putting up fencing at Ibrox and Parkhead, to stop them coming onto the pitch. Could even see it develope to playing these fixtures behind closed doors, just like the Covid season again, if no practical solution can be found to this vandalism, criminality and sectarianism.
To be honest, I expect Rangers fans to be banned from Celtic Park. If they arent then I expect them to retaliate by doing damage to their section of the stadium as some form of revenge. It'd solve the issues of trouble inside the stadium if the derby doesn't have any away fans.
This was a shameful advert for Scottish football, which exposed the bigotry fault lines, than run through Glasgow and the West of Scotland. Seperate schools are at the root of this ugly phenomenon in my opinion, and the sooner both clubs amalgamate in Glasgow, and become the one club the better, otherwise we will never be rid of this religious hatred and division.
Congratulations on another highly prescient article.
M own take...I see a highly volatile and unstable set of elements which have brought this to the inevitable billing point ;
....a completely unmerited sense of supremacist entitlement:
-many years of being starved of the success they "naturally" deserve:
-a collective and very angry humour by-pass which simply cannot deal with opposing fan ridicule and banter:
-A disturbing culture of easily-led and impressionable teens cos-playinh at being a sub-paramilitary unit:
..and lashings of cheap cocaine and MDA (allegedly)
What could possibly go wrong?
By the way, a few of these last few elements could equally be applied to our own fan base - we mustn't be blind to that and they shouldn't get a pass - that disgusting graffiti in particular crossed a red line and should have been self-policed.
I think we also need to look at ourselves. The graffitti referencing the Ibrox disasater was pretty poor as was the damage to the stadium and charging the entries. But if we are focusing on them then yes, their whole stadium singing "F**k the Pope and the IRA", throwing flares into away fans, attacking staff is much worse but we can only control ourselves.
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You've got more chance of them letting the Green Brigade back into Celtic Park with an apology and a signed Dermot Desmond photo. The Celtic hierarchy will as per usual peddle their usual PR guff to appease politicians, safeguard their commercial rights, and condemn their own fans. I'd be surprised if they even mention the fact that Celtic players and staff were attacked by Rangers fans after the game.
I think this carnage at Ibrox will probably result in the SFA and the authorities scrapping the away fans allocation for the foreseeable, that's put the tin lid on it.
In the short term, I can see the discussion formulating on putting up fencing at Ibrox and Parkhead, to stop them coming onto the pitch. Could even see it develope to playing these fixtures behind closed doors, just like the Covid season again, if no practical solution can be found to this vandalism, criminality and sectarianism.
To be honest, I expect Rangers fans to be banned from Celtic Park. If they arent then I expect them to retaliate by doing damage to their section of the stadium as some form of revenge. It'd solve the issues of trouble inside the stadium if the derby doesn't have any away fans.
A club that puts out orange away or keeper kits is only going to lean one way. Scum.
This was a shameful advert for Scottish football, which exposed the bigotry fault lines, than run through Glasgow and the West of Scotland. Seperate schools are at the root of this ugly phenomenon in my opinion, and the sooner both clubs amalgamate in Glasgow, and become the one club the better, otherwise we will never be rid of this religious hatred and division.
Hi Andy
Congratulations on another highly prescient article.
M own take...I see a highly volatile and unstable set of elements which have brought this to the inevitable billing point ;
....a completely unmerited sense of supremacist entitlement:
-many years of being starved of the success they "naturally" deserve:
-a collective and very angry humour by-pass which simply cannot deal with opposing fan ridicule and banter:
-A disturbing culture of easily-led and impressionable teens cos-playinh at being a sub-paramilitary unit:
..and lashings of cheap cocaine and MDA (allegedly)
What could possibly go wrong?
By the way, a few of these last few elements could equally be applied to our own fan base - we mustn't be blind to that and they shouldn't get a pass - that disgusting graffiti in particular crossed a red line and should have been self-policed.
I think we also need to look at ourselves. The graffitti referencing the Ibrox disasater was pretty poor as was the damage to the stadium and charging the entries. But if we are focusing on them then yes, their whole stadium singing "F**k the Pope and the IRA", throwing flares into away fans, attacking staff is much worse but we can only control ourselves.
Hi Andy it's asking me to upgrade to a paid subscription but I'm sorry I won't be doing that so if you require me to do that you'd be as well unsubscribing me just now. I think that bloggers and podcasters who got to where they are by Celtic supporters initially subscribing and bumping their articles and and podcasts up to a certain number have a cheek then to ask those said subscribers to pay any fee whatsoever. I know you're a journalist and had a readership before you were a blogger but the supporters who read your blog put you where you are now and bloggers and podcasters would do well to remember that.
Hey Tommy, you don't need to upgrade to read my articles. They are all free. There will be paid features added to the site in the coming weeks and months, but all of my articles are free to read. The substack system just promotes it from time to time, you can ignore it if you so wish.
I am not a journalist,I am a blogger. I have a full time day job - any paid subs I receive is put back into what I do and covering costs to let me continue what I do - recently it helped pay for equipment to start up my own podcast which will be launching soon.
It's up to the club to fight our corner in this, but will they?
We await their statement.
You've got more chance of them letting the Green Brigade back into Celtic Park with an apology and a signed Dermot Desmond photo. The Celtic hierarchy will as per usual peddle their usual PR guff to appease politicians, safeguard their commercial rights, and condemn their own fans. I'd be surprised if they even mention the fact that Celtic players and staff were attacked by Rangers fans after the game.