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Robbie Copeland

Jeremy Kyle 'enraged' at Celtic fans over Queen banners displayed against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw

Jeremy Kyle has hit out at the Celtic fans who unfurled banners referencing the Queen's death in Warsaw - calling for the club to "ban the lot of them."

Due to last last weekend's Scottish Premiership fixtures being postponed following her death, Celtic's clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday was their first game since the news broke. Two banners were displayed by fans, one reading "F*** the Crown" and the other saying “Sorry for your loss Michael Fagan,” a reference to the intruder who broke into the Queen's Buckingham Palace bedroom.

Kyle invited former Celtic director and Glasgow Lord Provost Michael Kelly onto his daytime show to discuss the banners and he vented his fury at the fans who displayed the banners. He also called on the club to take serious action, while also slamming Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville, who spoke out against the decision to postpone games last weekend, reports The Daily Record.

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He said: "One of the things that absolutely enraged me, you know this debate last week about cancelling the Premier League fixtures? They decided to do that, and Jamie Carragher, rent-a-gob, and Gary Neville, rent-a-gob mark II, they said it was disgraceful and it would have been a fantastic chance for football fans to show their respect.

"I get that, then we watch what happened in Scotland. Celtic fans are being slammed absolutely for the most offensive banner, which was basically slagging off the Queen's death. In contrast, a quite elaborate tribute from Rangers fans at the weekend, the impact was wonderful.

"I didn't understand why some Celtic fans were being disrespectful to the late Monarch, Rangers fans not so."

Kelly was quick to point out that the game was in Poland, not Glasgow, so Celtic's control over the situation was limited. But an undeterred Kyle went on: "Actually there's a deafening silence from the club. You were an ex-director, would you not ban the lot of them for that? I would."

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