Wallace Thompson: The violent scenes from football fans at Ibrox stadium in Scotland were a disgrace
A letter from Wallace Thompson
Football rivalry is a part and parcel of life.
It happens in my own family, but never goes beyond friendly banter. A bit of craic.
That is not the case in some circles and we see it at its most extreme in the rivalry between Rangers and Celtic.
But the Old Firm is much more than rivalry. It is hatred.
And it is sinister hatred based on a sectarianism which is much more bitter, poisonous and intense than anything we see here in Ulster.
The scenes at Ibrox last Sunday (yes, Sunday, but that’s another issue) were a disgrace, but an entirely predictable disgrace.
Grown men behaving like foul-mouthed juvenile delinquents (see page 13).
And then, in a continuation of childish petulance, supporters of both clubs are on social media trying to blame each other.
A plague on both your houses I say - and I hope that Hearts win the league!
Wallace Thompson, Belfast BT5