Celtic fan charged with Ibrox bomb hoax

[Bad Robot 10,021]

A man from Northern Ireland rang Ibrox as Celtic were losing to Rangers to report a bomb at the stadium, a court has heard. 

James Joseph Doherty, 34, from Carnhill in Londonderry, is charged with making the bomb hoax during an Old Firm derby on May 12 2019. 

Rangers won the Scottish Premiership encounter 2-0 with goals from James Tavernier and Scott Arfield. 

The case was mentioned during a sitting of Derry Magistrates' Court on Monday.

A defence lawyer outlined the allegation. 

"It's a hoax bomb case where the allegation is that Celtic were getting beat, he rang Ibrox and said there was a bomb at the stadium," he said. 

"I don't think it affected the result, if my memory is right." 

The solicitor said his client had made "admissions at interview" and suggested a guilty plea was likely. 

But he added: "For some reason I'm not absolutely in a position to confirm that." 

The lawyer told district judge Barney McElholm if the charge was contested it would be a relatively short hearing, based on the legal papers in the case. 

"What I can say is, if it's not a plea, it'll be a very short contest on the papers," he said. 

The solicitor asked for the case to be adjourned for two weeks.

Judge McElholm listed the matter to be heard again on November 19 and said this bitter cunt clearly has Rangers Derangement Syndrome and hopefully 55 will end him and others who support those peado harbouring terrorist loving scumbags.  

 

[Inigo 23,297]

Freak.

[British_Empire 8,231]

So according to his lawyer, his defence is that he didn't think it effected the result (if his memory serves him right)  

No bother. 

Weirdo wean raping bastard. There's nothing these fenian's won't try and pull. 

People like him are the exact reason we need to win the league this year. They'll literally be lying down in front of lorries on the M8, jumping on train tracks and throwing themselves aff buildings if it were to happen. That should be Gerrard's team talks imo.

[Moody Blue Legend 34,014]

 

Bag a cans and Brendan back would have worked better, like that other nutjob.

[AljayBoy 1,214]

And here I thought the nhs/government excel controversy was going to be the most mental thing I read about today.

[TheJacketRFC 1,378]

Fucking hell just wait till we stop the fucking 10 

[BridgeIsBlue 55,478]

Normal bunch of supporters. 

Said nobody, ever. 

[.Williamson. 45,729]

He will be absolutely fuming that it's being reported he's from Londonderry and not his wee imaginary "free derry"

[TEFTONG 34,400]

So well balanced and healthy so they are. 

[pollok-bear 5,481]

Not a celtic fan just a man from northern Ireland.

🤣

[KeyserSoze 8,858]

I was at that game, I could have been blown up ffs

 

[maverick1200 1,034]

If it was a Rangers fan, it would be plastered all over the article. Not just insinuated. You can plainly see the double standards. 

[Moody Blue 3,896]

[Rambo1872 3,239]

Surely jail time, if bullets in the post get you it then a bomb hoax at such a large venue deserves the same surely. Weirdo cunts

[DrLaudrup 1,550]

13 minutes ago, pollok-bear said:

Not a celtic fan just a man from northern Ireland.

🤣

Do you think he had a sash on and had a drum?

[My Fathers Scarf 379]

How much must that tit have been hurting to do something as desperate as that. It shouldn't really surprise us the lengths that they would go to to cheat.

[TMB 13,648]

40 minutes ago, British_Empire said:

Weirdo wean raping bastard. There's nothing these fenian's won't try and pull. 

Tell it like it is  

[pollok-bear 5,481]

14 minutes ago, DrLaudrup said:

Do you think he had a sash on and had a drum?

We would most certainly know about that if he did. 🤣

[OhW 4,130]

51 minutes ago, British_Empire said:

So according to his lawyer, his defence is that he didn't think it effected the result (if his memory serves him right)

That part read to me like his solicitor is a Rangers fan and it was a sly dig. Surely not though? 

[Jeffrey 27,768]

"I don't think it affected the result, if my memory is right." 

Wit

[jersey-rangers 88]

sas 3 v ira gib o

[GWR1979 1,244]

1 hour ago, .Williamson. said:

He will be absolutely fuming that it's being reported he's from Londonderry and not his wee imaginary "free derry"

Thought that when I read it. 😁

[KeyserSoze 8,858]

45 minutes ago, jersey-rangers said:

sas 3 v ira gib o

Exactamondo bro 👍

[Drunk and disorderly. 6,811]

Police tracked him down by dialling 1471.

[GM63 854]

2 hours ago, Rambo1872 said:

Surely jail time, if bullets in the post get you it then a bomb hoax at such a large venue deserves the same surely. Weirdo cunts

I think you can get up to 10 years for bomb hoaxes.