grow a pair ya weapon!

[heathen fish boy 8,574]

On Saturday the 12th of April 2014 I went to Ibrox

Stadium to support my club Dundee United in

their William Hill Scottish Cup Semi-final match

vs Rangers. What happened to me after the

match was frightening and left me severely

shaken.

After the match which Dundee United won I left

the stadium along with my father(a 67 year old)

who regularly accompanies me to United games

despite being a Rangers supporter himself. We

vacated the Govan Stand to make our way home

together but unfortunately the Police had

cordoned off part of Edminston Drive. I asked the

Police for alternative directions as our car was

parked in St Andrews Drive we were told by an

officer that we could walk down Broomloan Road

and along Woodville Street and back round that

way to Edmiston Drive as it was not cordoned

off. This was the worst advice we could have

been given.

The walk back started well with lots of Rangers

and Dundee United fans making their way home

however when we turned onto Copland Road

things took a turn for the worse. I was punched

full force in the back of the head which led me to

stumble and left me very shaken indeed, I didn’t

know what had happened until my Father told me

I had been hit by a Rangers supporter, there were

three of them and each one of them was carrying

a glass bottle. I asked one of them why they had

done this and his reply was that I deserved it, one

of the culprits apologised for his fellow supporters

actions before running off. I could so easily have

been killed by a punch to the back of the head.

My Father who was not wearing any colours was

left absolutely disgusted with what he had just

witnessed and was left very shaken and worried

about our safety, the attack was unprovoked and

of a cowardly and serious nature and I was

unable to defend myself.

I tried to locate a Police officer but there were

none in attendance at that part of the Stadium

which I found extremely odd, however we decided

it was best for us to get home as quickly as

possible.

That evening I phoned Police Scotland to make

them aware of the attack and they visited my

home in Glasgow to take a statement. I informed

them exactly of what happened and asked them if

there was CCTV located in the area where the

attack had taken place, their reply to me was

even if there was it would be difficult to catch the

culprits however they would look into this for me.

The next day I decided to contact my club Dundee

United about this and also Rangers FC, Derek

Robertson a Director at Dundee United replied to

me via email to say how sorry he was to hear

about the attack and informed me that he would

contact the clubs Head of Security to make him

aware of the incident, I had no response from

Rangers FC.

On Sunday night I was still in complete shock at

what had happened and was still contemplating

whether or not to attend football matches again.

The following day I contacted Derek Robertson

again about the attack but was informed by him

that it was now a Police incident and there was

nothing he could do, I was left surprised by this

as I have been a Dundee United supporter for

over 33 years and had hoped they would support

me in highlighting the incident. He hoped that I

would reconsider my decision about attending

games again as “we had a rather important game

on the 17th of May”.

Later that day I gave a well known tabloid my

story about the incident but was later advised by

both family and friends not to go ahead with this

due to possible repercussions against myself but

more importantly my young family, I also

informed Dundee United about this.

On the Tuesday after the match I decided to

contact the SFA regarding the incident what a

huge mistake that was, I spoke with the new

Head of Security Peter McLaughlin who asked me

” What do you want me to do about it ? ” I told

him that the Police had given us the wrong

advice regarding directions that endangered my

life and told him that it was a ludicrous decision

to hold the match at Ibrox Stadium, I also

informed him that it was only a matter of time

before an innocent football supporter was killed

due to this kind of violence, his stance was it was

a Police matter.

I have informed Dundee United of the SFA’s

response but I have not heard back from them

regarding this as yet.

I believe that I was attacked because I am a

Dundee United supporter(yes I was wearing a

scarf) and because of an ongoing dispute

between the clubs. The clubs have not had the

best of relationships for a good few years now

which has been well documented in the Media

and I believe I was the innocent party caught in

the crossfire, I feel like ” I took one for the

Chairman”.

I have to be honest and say that I do agree with

most things that Stephen Thompson has said

since becoming Chairman of the club but

supporters of Rangers FC don’t agree and seem

to feel angered by his comments and actions for

some reason.

There was also a lot of talk in the media the

week prior to the match about the chosen venue

for the game and security issues surrounding it.

I have to agree and I think the SFA got it

seriously wrong by holding the match a Ibrox for

both security reasons ,which affected myself and

from a football point of view too.

Today i contacted Dundee United and spoke with

Bev Anderson who was quite sympathetic

regarding my situation, I was told that somebody

would call me back to discuss the incident in

more detail, somebody higher up would have to

speak to me.

I phoned the club again later on in the afternoon

as I hadn’t heard back from anyone and spoke

with a gentleman called Spence Anderson

(Company Secretary) , I asked him if he was

aware of incident and he informed me that he

was but it was now a police incident and there

was nothing the club could do because of this, I

asked him could the club not issue a statement

informing people that one of their supporters had

been assaulted directly outside Ibrox Stadium ?

His response was “it happened on the street it

was a police matter” I explained to him that I

could have been killed, his reply to this was ” But

your weren’t were you” I then informed him that I

thought it was only a matter of time before a

supporter was badly injured or killed at a match

between the two clubs. He didn’t seem interested

in my situation at all and I told him “I thought the

club would at least support me after the 33 years

of my life that I have spent supporting Dundee

United Football Club” before I put the phone down

in disgust.

I have to this day still had no response from

Rangers FC about this incident despite contacting

them about this, I firmly believe that most decent

Rangers fans would not condone what happened

to me and would sympathise with my situation.

I should be looking forward to watching my club

play in the Scottish Cup Final in May but now i

am left feeling isolated by my Club and the SFA

and completely shaken by the whole incident

which had taken place at Ibrox Stadium.

I am a victim of football violence which has in the

meantime driven me away from supporting

Scottish Football.

I must also ask the SFA a very simple question,

Why were one group of supporters not kept

behind in the stadium to avoid potential trouble ?

I would like to remind the Police, the SFA and

both clubs that behind every supporter’s scarf

there is a Person, a life and a Family, I myself

have 20 month old twins who I may not have

seen again because of this incident.

Will I hear back from the Police? I doubt it is my

answer to that. But there is always hope.

The end.

[sandyinroyalblue 16,478]

Jackanory

[wearethepeople1 3,897]

Bwhahahahahahaha

What a lot of shite!

These cunts really are sad

[wully 47,203]

Will be a punch in the gub the next time.

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,752]

It's bullshit if he was attacked unprovoked in the street, especially from behind, but christ sake what a carry on he's holding about it.

You would also think that if he lives in Glasgow then he would know better than to walk down the Copland Road wearing any colours at all. If he was just wearing a scarf I'm sure he could have taken it off and put it in a jacket pocket.

[Johnstone Burgh 1,637]

Christ, what a wee poof.

[The Mongoose 1,007]

C'mon The St Johnstone!!!!…..

[Gazzanova 328]

Pathetic.

[ready1873 3,869]

He's lucky that punch didn't kill him! Bloody hell!

[Moody Blue Legend 61,397]

Big Jessie.

[RFC55 108,733]

He's been a utd fan for 33 years you know

[Jeff crap in the head 120]

[Kopter 310]

Sounds like his old boy shat it...or more probably thinks his son deserved a belt round the chops for being a Roy Hudd.

[Hamie 4,830]

Who the fuck asks their attacker why they punched them?

[ArchibaldLeitch 380]

I bet if we delve into this individuals background there will be an array of "incidents"

Sounds like one lot of shite from a serial complainer.

The lengths he is going to plus his stance that his club owes him a favour for 33 years support speaks volumes.

Where is this from?

[Johnstone Burgh 1,637]

Where is this from?

http://simonsaysfootball.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/the-day-i-fell-out-of-love-with-scottish-football-2/

[Malvern 11,329]

when did the little princess get rescued from the tower and the unicorn with the horn get away safely? Sorry didn't read the rest of the piss after about the third non paragraph.

[kaiser1041 9,088]

Thats wierd a punched some poofy cunt on the way home

[Right_To_Censor 1,951]

something tells me this didn't happen and here's why

utd and sections of other clubs fans claiming the venue was not neutral, they then tried to get it moved which the sfa said no, so then utd fans leader made up some crap about it being not safe so where does that leave us now? some cock and bull story about a fan 2 weeks after the game puting it on his wee shitey blog saying he was punched.

bull fricken shit

"Later that day I gave a well known tabloid my story about the incident but was later advised by both family and friends not to go ahead with this due to possible repercussions against myself but more importantly my young family, I also informed Dundee United about this."

riiiiiiiigggggght

and its his first blog, tells me all i need to know, fabricated bullshit

[GOAT 30,449]

I hope it fucken hurt ya scumbag bastard.

[Carsons Dog 9,878]

As long as wee Roisin (aged 37) wasn't hurt that's the main thing

She is the only one missing from that fukkin story

[Livi-Loyalist 46]

Die you horrible bastard. Bet you its a tarrier anyway.

[corkinator 611]

ach, so wit!

You sound like the type of person most folk would like to punch.

[Blue Nosed Babe 20,533]

And not a single fuck is given....

[G.E.C. 18,714]

I see typewriters are still on the go.

Quality