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Following Celtic celebrations, locals demand action to put an end to the “mayhem” in the city center.
Community councils in the Calton, Merchant City, and Trongate neighborhoods have urged law enforcement and football supporters to take action after anti-social behavior left residents and visitors feeling “terrified and intimidated.”
Following Celtic’s title celebrations in the Trongate, city center residents have demanded action to prevent another weekend of “mayhem.”
The anti-social behaviour has left residents and visitors “terrified and intimidated,” according to community councils for the Merchant City, Trongate, and Calton. They have therefore called on football clubs and the government to take action. The groups issued a united statement in which they cautioned against holding a similar event on Saturday, May 18, and stated that the club is accountable for the conduct of its supporters.
At a council meeting, locals voiced worries about road closures, property damage, street furniture damage, public urinating, and violence. It happens after the club earned a victory, drawing thousands of supporters to the Trongate neighborhood of the city.
The majority of the celebrations were peaceful, but there were moments of unrest marked by reports of infrastructural damage to the city and films of violence uploaded to social media.
Photographs emerged showing fans ascending the Mercat Cross skyscraper, along with abandoned traffic lights and bus stops. Along with stacks of empty beer cans, bags, other trash, and broken glass littering much of the area around Glasgow Cross, there were also mounds of litter left scattered throughout the streets.
In the past, Glasgow City Council chastised certain supporters for their “damage, disruption, and antisocial behaviour” when they left a path of ruin in their wake. Yesterday, Glasgow Live revealed that during the festivities, green paint was used to vandalize the 16th-century Tolbooth Steeple.
In order to minimize disruption, Paul Sweeney has previously advocated for the establishment of fan zones. The Scottish Labour MSP met with Celtic officials to discuss “formalizing events” in order to prevent street crowds.
Now that th e community councils have endorsed his proposals, Glasgow City Council, Rangers, and Celtic are being urged to establish supporter zones in order to prevent more disturbances.
“We do not want all this to happen again this Saturday in the city center’s major tourism visitor and hospitality area following the Old Firm’s Scottish Cup match at Hampden,” stated the two Community Councils.
“Several foreign visitors informed us that the events from last weekend shocked and terrified them, and that they placed doubt on Glasgow’s standing as a warm and inviting city.
“Much more firmer
proactive measure coordinated by all involved and backed by Police Scotland’s presence. Following the game at Parkhead on Saturday, police were much too sluggish to arrive and then to take any meaningful action to quell the rioting throng.
A large portion of the blame for that chaos must fall on Celtic FC. It seems to have little to no regard for the neighborhood or the activities of their followers outside of Celtic Park.
The police, the Glasgow City Council, and the football teams Celtic and Rangers “have the power to provide safe areas for fans and supporters and celebrate success without harm to themselves and others,” according to the associations representing the locals. Kindly make use of it.
