The scenes have been described as “hugely disappointing” by senior officers who previously reported that only one football fan had been arrested during the game in which Celtic defeated Rangers 5-1.
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Celtic supporters also came under fire for producing a banner which read “Hun Scum” and dangling two plastic effigies with hands tied behind their backs in the manner of an execution from the upper tier of the Jock Stein Stand.
Celtic beat Rangers 5-1 in the first Old-Firm derby in four years but the game was marred by displays of hate in the stadium.
But Police Scotland has now confirmed that an investigation will be launched into the vandalism. The groups responsible are easily identifiable if the will is there to do so.
Celtic have said the club are aware of the footage but will not be commenting further.
“They have been joined in inaction by the Scottish Government, media commentators and anti-sectarian campaigners who are conspicuous by their absence”.
“The Green Brigade has been cultivated, encouraged and rewarded by Peter Lawwell and the Celtic board for many years. Since we do not expect any action from Celtic, the only way to ensure this is to ban all of their supporters from Ibrox”.
However there was also anger among the Ibrox club’s fans over images that appeared to show effigies in the home section hanging from ropes clad in Rangers scarves.
Celtic fans were accused of mocking the death of the brother of Kris Boyd, after the former Rangers’ striker spoke about his brother’s suicide earlier in the week, and of displaying insensitive effigies on what was World Suicide Prevention Day. Rangers labelled the display “vile” and claimed that it marked a new low in Scottish football.
‘They were clear for everyone, including the authorities, to see’.
The SPFL have now broken their silence and this afternoon a spokesman said: “The SPFL has a match delegate present at every Ladbrokes Premiership game”.
“We will take time to study carefully the match delegate report from Saturday’s Celtic v Rangers fixture”.
Meanwhile the Daily Record quoted a Celtic spokesperson as saying: “Celtic will not become involved in a tit for tat spat regarding all events at Celtic Park on Saturday”.
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‘We will deal with these matters as we always do in a professional and private manner.
