Graham Spiers packages Celtic in with Scotland’s Shame as he tut tuts over Derby issues
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Graham Spiers has decided to share his thoughts on Saturday’s O** F*** in the time served manner of bundling both clubs together.
Rather than address issues on an individual basis it seems far more convenient to package it off in the time served fashion and tut-tut about both sides.
Over the course of the last month one club has:
Had a coach head-butt an opponent
Had three players sent off in a Lowland League Derby
Had their manager and captain come out and lie about an alleged handball in a goal lost.
Had an official media partner boasting in a broadcast using an actionable term against Kevin Clancy
Had their supporters involved in Police Scotland action for threatening and abusive content.
That club isn’t Celtic but that isn’t very convenient.
If Spiers wants to look back to a year ago he will find a massive glass bottle collection from Ibrox, Celtic players being hit by missiles after a match at Ibrox, a Celtic physio being disfigured by a glass bottle thrown by a corporate fan from Ibrox who was jailed.
In January Police Scotland discovered a baseball bat and other weapons being stored by the Union Bears before a match with Celtic.
Last April glass appeared in the goal-mouth to be defended by Joe Hart while the Ibrox ground-staff repaired that area of the pitch, no Police Officers or stewards noticed the glass being thrown on the pitch. CCTV apparently wasn’t working.
If there are equivalent actions involving Celtic fans and players this website will be happy to publish them.
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The bile and poison around Scottish referee Kevin Clancy has dragged on all week, with Police Scotland still involved.
The Old Firm fall-out shows no sign of abating.
What happened?
I discuss with @mrewanmurray and @HarryBradyCU.LISTEN:https://t.co/yU8Ecm0Pkv
— Graham Spiers (@GrahamSpiers) April 13, 2023
Old firm? It was rangers that attacked him, feel free to correctly and accurately report it
— Regi’s reincarnation (@regieyeball) April 13, 2023
Old Firm fallout.
Can’t you just call it what it is? Ian Archer referred to it as a “permanent embarrassment & an occasional disgrace.” It fosters both exceptionalism & entitlement, and it monetises bullshit supremacist tendencies among its followers. It’s The Rangers.— Schzewauld Kid (@itandyouknowit) April 13, 2023
There is no old firm.
This, like away supporters, is all on The Rangers.
BTW, Clancy missed two Red Cards for The Rangers players, if the members of the SFWA added that balance to the correct ruling off of Morelos attempt at goal, maybe things would have be better.
DO BETTER.— Joe (@JGS1888) April 13, 2023
“Bile and poison around Scottish referee”
IT CAME FROM ONE CLUB’S SUPPORTERS….
….ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH CELTIC…please don’t drag Celtic into it.
Ps. Sorry for shouting but you seem to struggle with the truth and it needs to be heard.
— 3rdFrame (@The3rdFrame) April 14, 2023
Only one club involved in this Graham!
— Ceilteach ? (@ceilteach1) April 13, 2023
It’s nowt to do with the ‘Old Firm’ though, is it? It’s Rangers fans, egged on by the club’s official media outlet.
— Paul Gormley (@paulfg42) April 13, 2023
Problem is with oldco and newco directors and fans. Generational entitlement and quick to turn into the baying mob. Just look at nonsense with refusing to show sponsor branding. SFA are gutless in desking with them. Oh and dont forget no pens for nearly an entire season
— too dam honest (@michael05573542) April 14, 2023