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Police criticise Celtic over failure to plan title party for fans

A senior police officer has criticised Celtic for failing to put plans in place for an official title party should the club retain the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. Martin O'Neill's team need to defeat leaders Hearts at Parkhead to win the league for the fifth year in-a-row. In recent years Celtic fans have been involved in anti-social behaviour after gathering in their thousands in the Merchant City and Trongate areas of Glasgow. As precautionary measures - including the removal of glass from bus stop shelters - were taken on Friday, the club urged supporters to avoid mass gatherings which have a "high impact" on the city. In contrast, Hearts will stage an open-top bus parade through Edinburgh on Sunday if they secure the point needed to win the club's first title since 1960. The winner-takes-all match, which kicks off at 12:30, has been described by manager Derek McInnes as "box office". But should Celtic triumph there are fears fan celebrations will mirror those of last year, which featured mass street drinking, the use of pyrotechnics and led to 20 arrests. The celebrations appeared to be smaller in scale than the 2024 event, which resulted in 19 arrests and left four offic

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Lawrence Shankland has been Hearts' captain and leading scorer Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland says he is fulfilling his "dream" of joining "boyhood club" Rangers after completing his transfer from Scottish Premiership rivals Heart of…

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Rangers: Lawrence Shankland completes 'dream' move from Hearts

Lawrence Shankland has been Hearts' captain and leading scorer Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland says he is fulfilling his "dream" of joining "boyhood club" Rangers after completing his transfer from Scottish…

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Football fans descend on Glasgow ahead of title clincher

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Police criticise Celtic over failure to plan title party for fans

A senior police officer has criticised Celtic for failing to put plans in place for an official title party should the club retain the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. Martin O'Neill's team need to defeat leaders…

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T2 · Outlet reportBBCMay 26, 2026

Lawrence Shankland has been Hearts' captain and leading scorer Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland says he is fulfilling his "dream" of joining "boyhood club" Rangers after completing his transfer from Scottish Premiership rivals Heart of…

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Thousands of football fans have gathered in Glasgow for one of the most highly anticipated Scottish Premiership title deciders in recent history. Either a draw or a win would give Hearts their first league title in 66 years - while Celtic…

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T2 · Outlet reportBBCMay 15, 2026

A senior police officer has criticised Celtic for failing to put plans in place for an official title party should the club retain the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. Martin O'Neill's team need to defeat leaders Hearts at Parkhead to win…

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