Celtic issue John Kennedy statement to The Sun

Celtic have issued a statement to The Sun about the coins that hit John Kennedy during the 3-3 draw at Ibrox today. There is no mention of the incident on the club website.

Early in the second half the home fans were celebrating an equaliser from Cyril Dessers but it was disallowed after John Beaton was called for a VAR review.

As he pointed to the centre of the pitch any home fans thought that the goal was being allowed but the match referee was pointing towards where play would restart following a foul on Tomoki Iwata.

Sky Sports briefly cut to the Celtic dug-out where the police were present, Beaton didn’t check up on what had happened but it was clearly concerning for Brendan Rodgers, his staff and substitutes.

The Sun reports:

A Celtic spokesperson said: “It is totally unacceptable that our staff have once again been targeted in this way.

“We will be raising our serious concerns with Rangers and we understand that the matter is currently being investigated by Police Scotland.”

The use of the word again is probably a reference to the match two years ago when Celtic physio Daniel Friel was struck by a glass bottle shortly before half-time.

No action was reported by the SFA, not even a basic investigation but the fan involved was given a one year jail sentence.

The two clubs will meet once more in the SPFL Premiership with a post-split fixture to be scheduled for Celtic Park.