Former Rangers star Arthur Numan has revealed he was harassed by 'half-drunk lunatics' when he was in Scotland....just a day after Celtic rival Pierre van Hooijdonk claimed he got sent razor blades in the post.
The Dutch defender moved to Rangers in a £4.5 million deal in 1998 after countryman Dick Advocaat swooped to take him to Ibrox from PSV Eindhoven.
He went on to win ten major trophies at Rangers and became a hugely popular player before retiring at the end of the 2002/03 season.
And, in an interview in the Netherlands about the rivalry between Celtic and Rangers, Numan explained what he had to come up against when he was at Rangers.
He said: "I came from PSV Eindhoven, had just played the 1998 World Cup, but I had to get used to it in Scotland.
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"It was here that I realised how much impact football has on the people of Glasgow. Some people have almost nothing, but they give their last penny for a shirt or whatever. Everything to support their club.
"The whole city is either Rangers or Celtic. The week before the derby you were approached everywhere.
"I was harassed by lunatics who were half-drunk from time to time.
"I was scared once, when we had an end-of-year party with our team and we were all dressed up. I had a wig and big glasses and clothes from the 1960s on. But I was recognised by two Celtic fans while I was walking down a side street.
"They grabbed me and pulled the wig off my head. I quickly ran away."
Ex-Celtic hero van Hooijdonk claimed he was sent razor blades in the post and accosted at a set of traffic lights where he was spat at, during his time in Glasgow.
