From the Official Site

celtic football club statement

Newsroom Staff
FOLLOWING erroneous and irresponsible reporting on last night's Scotland Today programme (Monday, August 20), suggesting that the "SPL is set to launch an investigation into sectarian chanting by Celtic fans," the Club is compelled to make the following statement.

'Celtic fans were once again magnificent in their support of the team at Pittodrie on Sunday. This followed fantastic support in Moscow on Wednesday and at Falkirk last Saturday.

However, in an isolated incident a Celtic supporter was identified by a Celtic travelling steward as engaging in unacceptable conduct. This person was reported to the police and subsequently arrested.

An SPL Spokesperson commented: "The SPL have no plans whatsoever to investigate the behaviour of Celtic fans at Sunday's match and at no time have we suggested that we might do so. Indeed the Delegate’s report complimented the behaviour of the Celtic fans and Celtic security procedures."

Outwith the single arrest made, the Grampian Police Match Commander has also expressed his satisfaction with the Celtic support, their behaviour and the Celtic stewarding operation.

Celtic Football Club expects a full retraction from Scotland Today.

Celtic Football Club will continue to work strenuously against all forms of unacceptable conduct, as it has done for many years.'

Now this puts a different spin on the story emanating from STV Towers on Monday night doesn’t it.

So lets see how this SHOULD have been reported.

Anchor Man (AM) "And now its over to Raman with the Sport"

RB "Thank you and welcome to day’s sport. Celtic Football Club has been applauded today by the SPL and various anti-sectarian bodies for their efforts to finally eradicate these occurrences from their away support.

One of the Glasgow Clubs own stewards found a lone supporter signing songs which were believed to have been of an offensive nature and reported the fan to Police who then arrested the fan.

The SPL report contained no mention of this incident but did state that the behaviour of the away support was impeccable."

In other news Rangers will be in the dock next week to answer questions related to their supporters conduct in the Inverness game on the first day of the season….."


PS Would it be paranoid of me to suggest that a certain Scottish Millionaire has a stake in SMG, the company that owns and operates STV?


Of Course it would be!

Yours in Celtic

Clydebuilt