Ally McCoist makes Rangers-Celtic claim live on air after ‘horrendous’ Sunday incident in England

After the crowd disturbance at The Hawthorns between West Brom and Wolves,

Ally McCoist said he could avoid going to Rangers and Celtic games with his children.

The Black Country derby in the FA Cup saw unpleasant incidents between both sets of fans spill onto the ground,

causing a 38-minute delay while police dealt with the situation.

Following the game, there was significant condemnation of the actions,

and McCoist likened it to the Old Firm derby, which he thinks the police handle wonderfully.

When asked live on talkSPORT [29 January, 07:09] if there are any games he wouldn’t take young children to,

McCoist replied: “That’s an excellent question. Most likely, it will be the Rangers-Celtic game.

“It’s amazing since, I must admit, we’ve had problems in the past. Overall, and I’m not one to tempt fate,

the cops handle the games at Celtic Park, Hampden, and Ibrox extremely well. They handle them expertly.

“There’s been a lot less trouble than there used to be, and that’s due to the way things are handled.

Early start times and other factors can help.

“Those scenes yesterday, that’s what horrifies parents in especially and the older generation,

when you see small children afraid, in tears, with their scarves on and their fathers holding them.

“It’s a terrible look.”

Awful scenes in the Hawthorns.

The trouble south of the border appeared to have come from away fans in the home end,

which is unusual to happen at an Old Firm game,

but it was the type of scene that is rarely seen at football matches nowadays.

It may be argued that these instances provide additional ammunition to the SPFL and the two teams,

who have yet to reach an agreement on the readmission of away fans to Old Firm games.

Celtic have claimed safety concerns as the reason for their non-allocation of away fans at Parkhead,

and with what transpired in the Black Country derby,

they now have a recent example to back up their allegations, while talks continue to find a solution.

McCoist’s praise for the police’s efforts to decrease trouble at Old Firm games would counter Celtic’s position,

but the two clubs and the SPFL will eventually have to strike an agreement, which appears to be a long way off.

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