Tommy Burns’ son has blasted both Rangers and Celtic supporters for sick chanting about his late father and Walter Smith during last Monday’s Old Firm clash.
Rangers hosted Celtic at Ibrox in the second meeting of the sides this season. The visitors took an early lead through Daizen Maeda before the hosts turned things around in the second half thanks to Ryan Kent and James Tavernier. However, there was a late blow for the Gers as Kyogo Furuhashi fired home to ensure a share of the spoils in Govan.
But the match was marred by chants, which have been heard at games this season, mocking the deaths of Celtic legend Burns and iconic Light Blues boss Smith as supporters from both sides of the divide indulged in tasteless point scoring in a shameful tit-for-tat exchange between the two sets of fans. There was again a reduced away ticket allocation in this fixture, with just 7000 Celtic fans inside the ground for the game.
And Burns’ son Jonathan has condemned both. He says neither can take the moral high ground and questioned the health of those who go to a match to sing about someone’s death.
“No side can take the high ground until this is eradicated completely,” he told the Scottish Sun. “That’s never going to be the case in the west of Scotland. If you go to a game and sing about people who have died then you are clearly not well.”
Follow Record Sport on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.
You can also follow our dedicated Rangers and Celtic podcast pages and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.
READ NEXT:
