Glasgow City Council has tallied up more than £11,000 worth of damage to George Square following the carnage of last Sunday’s unlawful gathering.
Benches, flower beds and bedding plants were all trashed after thousands were given a Police escort to the landmark with their club firmly on mute. The repair bill for the Cenotaph has still to be calculated.
Social Media coverage shocked people across Scotland but a week down the line it looks like all ‘stakeholders’ are working to cover things up with no one prepared to take responsibility.
Back in August the Scottish Government forced the SFA into postponing two Celtic matches after Boli Bolingoli failed to self-isolate after taking a trip to Spain.
Despite Steven Gerrard screaming out of a Dressing Room window to law-breakers and players interacting with fans, boozing in public and car sharing no action has been taken.
Two different Ibrox fan groups are raising funds to pay for the damage to the city centre but it looks like the policing bill will fall on the law abiding Council Tax payers who were placed under house arrest.
The Daily Record reports:
The cost of the damage includes more than £4,000 to repair and replace memorial benches wrecked in George Square after hundreds of fans gathered to celebrate the club’s league win. A further £4,000 is needed to replant flower beds.
The bill was revealed amid fears of more disruption at next Sunday’s Old Firm game. Yesterday, Rangers manager Steven Gerrard told supporters to stay home.
The city council says damage to lawns at the eastern end of the square amounted to almost £3,000, while bedding plants to the value of nearly £500 are also required.
The costs do not include tidy-up work required to be carried out at the Cenotaph memorial in the square which has still to be finalised.
Glasgow City Council will this week send the bill, which stands at £11,407 so far, to a publican who organised an online fundraiser to cover the cost of damage to the memorial benches.
It seems that Police Scotland have avoided going through Social Media pictures to identify law-breakers and issue Fixed Penalties. With virtually no-one being held to account there is every chance that those scenes will be repeated before the end of the season.