Celtic fans have been branded 'disrespectful' for their chants aimed at Prince William during last night's Champions League tie at Villa Park.
Brendan Rodgers' men went down 4-2 to Aston Villa on the final night of the UCL league phase.
The Battle of Britain clash proved to be a cracker, with viewers all across the country tuning in to watch the Scottish Premiership giants put themselves up against the Premier League high-flyers.
Off the field, it's believed there were some chants from a section of the travelling support regarding the Royal Family and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Simon Jordan was asked to address the situation on talkSPORT this morning alongside Jim White.
While the Crystal Palace owner has no problem with free speech, he does believe a line was crossed with some of the taunts made towards Prince William and his family.
"It's freedom of speech, isn't it?" he said. "I think they are an irrelevance, but they are entitled to their opinion.
"If you want to sing about the death of a monarch then there is something wrong with you, but Prince William is privy to other people's opinions on him – is it treason?
"Of course, it's not. Is it disrespectful? Yeah. Are the things they say disrespectful, yeah, but it's their view.
"I think it's distasteful to say those sorts of things. You can be anti-royal, you can not believe in the monarchy - and lots of people do. I'm moderately middle of the road about it.
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"I understand the value of the monarchy, but constitutionally it has very little merit now. That has been the case for hundreds of years.
"But I don't sit there and listen to the Celtic fans and think you have anything to say that is of any relevance.
"You can disagree with something fundamentally without having to be disrespectful, and to talk about the death of a monarch and the challenges of that family in the way they do - I think it indicates a certain mindset."
