ian1964 10,720 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 RANGERS chiefs have blasted a new specialist cop force set up to weed out footy hooligans and sectarian bigots. The Ibrox club's head of security David Martin wrote in a statement to Parliament that the national Football Policing Unit has targeted EVERY Gers game this season and that officers are filming innocent fans and kids. Mr Martin said in his submission over a Bill designed to tackle footy hate crimes: "There is a disproportionate focus on Rangers supporters." He also had a dig at Celtic fans and those at other SPL clubs for belting out "songs glorifying the death of Rangers fans in the Ibrox disaster and pro-IRA songs". Celtic supported the FPU â?? set up in the wake of the Old Firm shame game in March. Club secretary Robert Howat's statement to Holyrood read: "We remain supportive of the willingness of the Government to tackle sectarianism and extremes of behaviour." But he warned that new laws could criminalise ordinary football fans. Last night the Government welcomed both clubs' "constructive contributions". Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3785176/Rangers-Police-pick-on-us.html#ixzz1ZttUccli 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,562 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 The article is a month old mate. Mr Martin is currently on holiday so has yet to comment on the recent stewarding/policing problems. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,624 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Is this not just from the club's submission which was discussed on here weeks ago? Are the Sun just a bit behind in their reporting? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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