Bheast FC and their lap of honour

[Virtuoso 27,180]

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A police internal memo said there was 'a clear link between actions of celtic players and subsequent response of the Rangers fans' after the Hoops 1-0 win in September.

Police have called for a crackdown on players doing laps of honour at Old Firm matches.

A senior officer said Celtics “celebrations on the pitch” following their 1-0 home win in September had incited a violent reaction from Rangers supporters and “inflamed an already delicate situation”.

As the Hoops did their victory lap, some Gers supporters surged forward to get on the pitch, knocking over wheelchair users in the chaos that ensued.

In an internal Police memo following the powderkeg match at celtic Park on September 2, a crackdown on such “post-match celebrations on the pitch” was suggested.

● A crackdown on celtic and Rangers players doing a lap of honour after Old Firm games.

● Staggered cordons at Janefield Street, where fans were crushed, for Old Firm games.

● A review of away support numbers and segregation arrangements for future games.

● A review of holdback, as Rangers fans being held back after the match was identified as an issue at the September game.

The superintendent’s memo to match day officers said: “I am firmly of the view that there is a clear link between the actions of the celtic players (which immediately inflamed an already delicate situation) and subsequent response of the Rangers fans.” 

The match, which celtic won 1-0, was also marred by a terrifying crush before kick-off that resulted in five Hoops fans being injured near the Janefield Street entrance. 

Internal police documents about the game have been released under Freedom of Information laws.

The briefing paper identifies “future learning” to include “liaison with clubs regarding post-match celebrations on pitch”.

Other suggestions for policing future Old Firm clashes include:

● Staggered cordons at Janefield Street.

● A review of away support numbers and segregation arrangements.

● A review of holdback arrangements for fans. 

The name of the superintendent who wrote the internal memo was redacted in the documents. 

He noted that celtic players had been briefed on safety the day before the match and a lap of honour was never discussed.

The officer also said holding Rangers fans back in the stadium after the match contributed to the disorder.

He wrote: “Had I known about the celtic team lap of honour, I would have suggested that the plan would be to release the Rangers fans first, if we had a celtic win.

The officer said that consideration should be given to restricting the number of celtic fans in the east stand at celtic Park if Rangers fan numbers are as low as 800 when the fixture repeats.

celtic are considering turning down their allocation of tickets for next month’s derby tie at Ibrox if Rangers can’t guarantee the safety of their 800 fans. The club are understood to be looking for guarantees from Rangers and police that visiting supporters will have a safe passage as they make their way to the corner section between the stands on December 29.

Last night, celtic declined to comment on a possible crackdown on laps of honour.

No one from Rangers was available to respond.

 

So they make a fucking balls up of policing ,/ segregating their own, at their own ground - yet they are wanting guarantees from us regarding them? What happened at the shit pit had fuck all to do with us.

Never in the wrong and always looking to lay blame elsewhere.

[Kaydubya11 580]

Griffiths should have been charged with breach for his actions that day

[Basrah Bear 2,981]

Knocking over wheelchair users!!!!!  up there with sandcastles, picking your beak and ruining OAP birthday parties.

[Gman36 3,477]

5 minutes ago, Basrah Bear said:

Knocking over wheelchair users!!!!!  up there with sandcastles, picking your beak and ruining OAP birthday parties.

They just can't say a thing about them without inventing some mythical worse occurance from us. 

I would've thought multiple wheelchair users flung out their chairs left stricken on the ground would have been captured due to the level of surveillance our support is subject to. 

[Basrah Bear 2,981]

1 minute ago, Gman36 said:

They just can't say a thing about them without inventing some mythical worse occurance from us. 

I would've thought multiple wheelchair users flung out their chairs left stricken on the ground would have been captured due to the level of surveillance our support is subject to. 

This is the first I've heard of this, surely it would have been front page news for at least 6 months.

[Gman36 3,477]

That Janefield Street section looks an accident waiting to happen. Unsafe design. 

[Gman36 3,477]

See how they're asking us to guarantee the safety of their fans, how can we possibly guarantee that any more than any other club for any other game? What guarantees did we receive on fan safety before the first game? Were there any special provisions made, and if not why are they requesting such provisions now? 

[Ivybank 4,835]

As usual a hushed up memo, only discovered by freedom of information, nothing said by the cops at the time ,everything forgotten about months later, no doubt plod didn't want to upset their fellow tims. What a country!

[Moody Blue Legend 63,280]

I’ll be happy when we even get the opportunity to do a lap of honour.

[Smile 26,624]

Our board should surely say something on this and why its been released now rather than tackled at the time.

[ForeverAndEver 73,794]

They do it near enough every game

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

41 minutes ago, Basrah Bear said:

Knocking over wheelchair users!!!!!  up there with sandcastles, picking your beak and ruining OAP birthday parties.

Unless I’ve missed something, there is no wheelchairs in front of our section at the scumdome. 

[bornabear 6,253]

Police Scotland once again showing their ineptness.

Internal memos going round and round, then they finish with " we'll review this and that".  We all know these reviews will come to nothing.

They are an affront to society as a whole, a total waste of money and unfit for purpose.

 

[Virtuoso 27,180]

Just watch as they use this 'percieved danger' as a reason to get the Broomloan back next season 🙄

[1690tamRFC 5,001]

There was no way multiple wheelchair users were pushed to the ground 😂😂😂 what an absolute load of shite 

[Escobar 13,676]

Funny how all this is coming out now? What’s the difference there with them conducting the full broomloan, tying scarves to goalposts, wiping their noses on corner flags or spitting all over the tunnel?

Its almost as if they’re expecting us to get a result and want our players ushered off the park as quick as possible. 

Fucking tarrier bastards. 

[ritchieshearercaldow 22,370]

It was the filth that ripped up the rule book, fuck them.

It was always a given and players were warned not to provoke fans at OF games, they changed that not us.

Remember the days when papes were told not to cross themselves when entering the field of play ?

[Bears r us 31,293]

What is this about wheelchair users being knocked over ?? I cannot believe that happened and not on every news channel and rag for the week following. Surely if this is shite, as I expect then it is, then it should not be left as fact without a response from someone at Rangers .

[Carling1873 1,416]

If any wheelchairs were knocked over you can bet nobody was in them as Declan likes a good if there's claim these blame compo and any incidents would be plastered all over the SMSM for an extra few quid (I smell bullshit).

[OhW 4,689]

4 minutes ago, Carling1873 said:

If any wheelchairs were knocked over you can bet nobody was in them as Declan likes a good if there's claim these blame compo and any incidents would be plastered all over the SMSM for an extra few quid (I smell bullshit).

They’re claiming it was our fans in wheelchairs, not theirs. 

[eejay the dj 31,964]

Sorry but the gestapo would not be issuing this warning if it had been other way around .

If we had won at Ibrox .Did a lap of honour in front of the scum last time out .This bullshit would not be being mentioned until quite possibly the next time we played them at Ibrox 

I'm telling you now .The bears fans are goin to be targeted in the This Old firm game 

I absolutely guarantee it 

[Hadron Collider 32,300]

Bears beware. These cunts are ramping it up regarding crowd control. 

[ForeverAndEver 73,794]

The wheelchair story was released ages ago

[LochendBilly 8,471]

I hope every fenian bastard gets their cunt kicked in on the 29th. Give them something to greet about!

[Ibroxholm 2,312]

Apart from the usual ploy to always paint the Rangers fans as the villains of the peace, it looks like they are pulling out all the stops to have a return to the historical ticket allocation, or failing that having no away fans attend the games.  Cynic in me can’t help me thinking they might be looking to cover up the shortcomings in their stadium and the accesses to it.