Rangers fan Alan Crawford has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after hitting Celtic physio Daniel Friel with a bottle during a Glasgow derby in the 21/22 season. [Daily Express]
Crawford, 33, was sitting in the corporate section of Ibrox when he targeted the Celtic dugout with the glass bottle.
Friel is now scarred for life because of the incident.
Crawford plead guilty to the charge, however, the judge was adamant that there had to be serious repercussions for his actions to deter more people in the future from committing such a mindless and thuggish act while someone is doing their job.
Sheriff Tony Kelly said: “This was an attack on a man in the course of his employment.
“The throwing of a bottle was not only an act of mindless violence but it had significant consequences for the person you injured and will stay with him for the rest of his life.
“The court must ensure that this grave conduct at events such as this is discouraged and the public protected.
“A custodial sentence is the only appropriate method to deal with you due to the gravity of the offence and the use of a bottle as a weapon.
“There were serious consequences to your actions and the victim. The court has to have regard to these circumstances at a sporting event towards a member of staff.”
David Friel was in the Celtic dugout ready to head up the tunnel when he was struck. The Celtic physio grabbed his head and realised he had been cut open by the object.
Police looked at the CCTV footage and tracked Alan Crawford down five days after the incident and found his season ticket which was the same seat the missile was thrown from.
He was subsequently arrested with the sentence being handed down this week. Crawford is also banned from attending football matches for a period of five years.
Rangers are dead, you utter clownshoe Ross.
Corporate section, so even the TRFC corporate seats are THUGS. Any apology forthcoming….I thought not? What about headbutting our Ghirls Manager, any apology forthcoming…I thought not. What a bunch of degenerates the board are at Ibrox. Not responsible, hide behind your Klan cloaks and aprons. You should be totally ashamed for your lack of decency. Of course the words decency and rangers, are unknown in todays world. Scum and thugs are well known.
I hope Daniel sues both the convicted thug and the management of The Rangers. I hope he gets as mush as he can from them. The place is a sewer full of hatred and bile. What’s new then
Vermin once, now, and forever, their horrible anti Catholic sectarian policy, facilitated by the SFA for over 100 year’s, still not payed the facepainter either, you would think the new club would have learned from the old club’s mistakes? Amazing how the Scottish media have protected them over the years too.
but…but…but…they let another team score a goal to keep their standards.