September 3 – Five Celtic fans were injured because of overcrowding before the so-called Old Firm derby with Rangers in Glasgow on Sunday, prompting calls for an immediate inquiry.
Supporters tweeted their concerns about the situation outside Celtic Park, one describing the situation as “absolutely chaotic”, another saying there were “kids crying and adults panicking”.
Another fan told the BBC: “People couldn’t walk round the stadium anymore so there was a bottleneck under the north stand. Suddenly there was an absolute crush because there were about 1,000 people trying to get one way and about 1,000 trying to go the other way. The corridor is only six to seven people wide. They kept letting people through from either side of the corridor and it became a crush, with people getting semi-trampled.
“I was behind a woman with a boy of about 10 who was getting rocked and people were panicking and climbing over the fences as they couldn’t actually breathe properly. It was that bad. Myself and my friends were fine but there were women and kids there. It must’ve been really scary for them.”
Celtic’s supporter liaison officer said the club was looking into an “overcrowding issue” while in a statement, police said four people were treated at the scene and then went into the ground, and the other taken to hospital after a fall from a wall.
“Officers and stewards reacted quickly upon realising there was an issue and put in place measures to relieve the congestion. We will review today’s incident and work with Celtic to ensure any learning is quickly put in place.”
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