Why Efe?

Amid all the mock outrage over the events at Dens Park on Wednesday night one incident appears to have been overlooked.

Neither ESPN, Steven Craigen or the SFA have felt it worth commenting on.

Why was Efe Ambrose constantly booed by Dundee fans?

From his first touch in the match, in front of the enclosure known as The Derry filled home fans, the Nigerian internationalist was jeered and booed at every opportunity.

Why would that be? Was it because of his confrontational four minute substitute performance against the Dark Blues in September? Or was it the aggressive way that he celebrated his first ever Celtic goal a month later at St Mirren?

Or could there be another reason why a Nigerian Celtic player was jeered on Boxing Day at a football ground he had never previously set foot on in his career.

The footballing authorities are of course keen supporters of every anti discrimination policy invented, following the instructions, issuing the mission statement and arranging the photo calls and media conferences to declare their whole hearted backing.

With outrage pouring out at every opportunity over four arrests surely the entire security issue requires investigating.

In his blow by blow report on the trouble Dundee’s Security Chief Jim Thomson revealed: “There were so many drunk people outside that we just had to let them in. If we didn’t, there would have been a riot outside. It’s as simple as that.

“It was like a continental-style policing operation. In other words, they were in that stand so keep them there and if they want to fight among themselves then let them go ahead.”

But will anyone at Dundee or elsewhere explain the abuse of Efe Ambrose?

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