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

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

Ally McCoist named the clashes between Rangers and Celtic as one he might avoid taking children to after the crowd trouble seen at The Hawthorns between West Brom and Wolves.

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 particular and the older generation,

when you see young kids scared, in tears, when they’ve got their scarves on and their dad’s got them in their arms.

It’s a horrendous look.” Awful scenes at The Hawthorns The trouble south of the border appears to have come from away fans in the home end, which is unlikely to happen at an Old Firm game,

but they were the type of scenes rarely seen at football matches these days.

There could be the suggestion that perhaps these events give further ammunition to the SPFL and the two clubs who are still yet to reach an agreement on the return of away supporters to the Old Firm games.

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