A LINFIELD fan who sang sectarian lyrics at a football match against Celtic has been fined and will “face the wrath of his wife,” a court heard today.
Scott Colville, 46, from Belfast, was caught singing the phrase “F***** b*******” loudly at the Parkhead stadium where the Belfast team lost 4-0 to the home side.
He was lifted by officers before the match on July 19 and spent a night in the cells before his appearance at Glasgow Sheriff Court where he admitted the offence contrary to the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act.
Sheriff Brian Cameron told Colville: “I think the wrath of your wife will probably be more than the punishment I’m going to hand out, particularly when she hears you have been fined the sum of £300.”
Procurator fiscal depute Lauren Staunton said: “Police witnesses observed the accused singing a well known football song ‘Super Rangers'.
“They could hear the accused singing loudly ‘we hate Celtic F***** b*******’.”
Kate Phillips, defending, said greengrocer Colville had been drinking since he got on the ferry in Belfast yesterday morning and after arriving in Glasgow around 3.30pm before the match.
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