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The National (Scotland)
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Aidan Smith

Ange Postecoglou urges Celtic fans to show respect during minute of applause for Queen against St Mirren

Ange Postecoglou urges Celtic fans to show respect during minute of applause for Queen against St Mirren

ANGE POSTECOGLOU has urged Celtic fans to be "respectful" during a minute's applause to mark the death of The Queen before Sunday's match against St Mirren.

The Parkhead manager's comments come after Hoops fans unfurled anti-monarch banners during a Champions League match against Shaktar Donetsk on Wednesday.

One read ‘F*** the Crown’, while another banner in the Celtic end read ‘Sorry for your loss Michael Fagan’, a reference to the intruder who broke into the Queen’s Buckingham Palace bedroom in 1982 while supporters also expressed their anti-monarchy views in song.

Speaking ahead of Sunday's contest, Postecoglou said: "I have the same message to our fans that we always have. As I said before the game (against Shakhtar), we will abide by the protocols. We wore black armbands on Wednesday night.

"I think there's a minute's applause, we will abide by whatever obligations and responsibilities we have as a football club. We will do that in a respectful manner. We want our supporters to do the same."

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