{"id":44246,"date":"2026-03-09T08:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-choose-between-celtic-or-rangers-fans\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:55:33","slug":"sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-choose-between-celtic-or-rangers-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-choose-between-celtic-or-rangers-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville choose between Celtic or Rangers fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-choose-between-celtic-or-rangers-fans\/#Police_chief_condemns_%E2%80%98shameful_scene_at_Ibrox\" >Police chief condemns &#8216;shameful&#8217; scene at Ibrox<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-choose-between-celtic-or-rangers-fans\/#Halliday_Rangers_star_was_starting_to_wash_out_Celtics_hard_man_before_Rolles_big_mistake\" >Halliday: Rangers star was starting to wash out Celtic&#8217;s hard man before Rolle&#8217;s big mistake<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-choose-between-celtic-or-rangers-fans\/#Sir_Alex_Ferguson_and_Gary_Neville_disagree_over_who_is_Scotlands_best_fan\" >Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville disagree over who is Scotland&#8217;s best fan<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-choose-between-celtic-or-rangers-fans\/#SFA_to_investigate_Rangers-Celtic_penalty_incident_missed_by_John_Beaton_former_PMGOL_chief_says\" >SFA to investigate Rangers-Celtic penalty incident missed by John Beaton, former PMGOL chief says<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Police said they faced &#8220;extreme hostility and violence&#8221; during a post-match pitch invasion at Ibrox after Celtic beat Rangers in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"police-chief-condemns-lsquo-shameful-rsquo-ibrox-scenes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Police_chief_condemns_%E2%80%98shameful_scene_at_Ibrox\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Police chief condemns &#8216;shameful&#8217; scene at Ibrox<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fans clashed after the Hoops&#8217; penalty shootout win at Ibrox, leading to numerous arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the 7,500 fans in attendance rushed onto the pitch to celebrate before Rangers fans from the section containing the Union Bears Ultras charged towards the Broomlawn Stand.<\/p>\n<p>Flairs were fired back and forth from the Broom Lawn Stand and continued to be thrown around as police and stewards formed a barrier between the two groups of fans.<\/p>\n<p>    Police arrested a fan after Thomas Tsvankala and other Celtic players rushed to the scene during an incident involving Celtic backroom staff.<\/p>\n<p>Kvankala, who scored the winning penalty, was later interviewed by Premier Sports and appeared to still have blood stains on his shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Footage also showed Celtic right-back Julian Araujo being shoved by a Rangers supporter before heading into the tunnel, and Nedim Bajrami getting into an altercation with Celtic staff.<\/p>\n<p>Police Scotland Chief Superintendent Kate Stephen described the scene as &#8220;disgraceful&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Several arrests have already been made and Police Scotland will be working with both clubs and the Scottish Football Association to conduct a thorough investigation into what happened on the pitch after the match.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"rangers-celtic-halliday-moore-substitution-huge-mistake-from-rohl\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mixcollage-19-feb-2026-03-28-pm-9051.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mixcollage-19-feb-2026-03-28-pm-9051.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Halliday_Rangers_star_was_starting_to_wash_out_Celtics_hard_man_before_Rolles_big_mistake\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tHalliday: Rangers star was starting to wash out Celtic&#8217;s hard man before Rolle&#8217;s big mistake<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The only chance for the Gers to win the trophy is to catch Hearts&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Officers and stewards were subjected to extreme hostility and violence over a prolonged period, and many were armed with items clearly intended to cause harm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers and members of the public were injured in this despicable act, and I would like to express my gratitude to all the officers and personnel who were deployed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the investigation also included the actions of fans who entered the Broomlawn End without tickets before the match, while there were also reports of vile graffiti referencing the 1971 Ibrox disaster.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sir-alex-ferguson-and-gary-neville-disagree-over-the-best-fans-in-scotland\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sir_Alex_Ferguson_and_Gary_Neville_disagree_over_who_is_Scotlands_best_fan\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville disagree over who is Scotland&#8217;s best fan<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s no question that the Old Firm is one of the fiercest derbies in world football, but of course there&#8217;s always a lot of debate as to which fans create the best atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Many legendary players, managers and pundits have been asked this question over the years, including Sir Alex Ferguson, who was Scotland manager before his time at Manchester United, and once claimed that Celtic Park had the best atmosphere he&#8217;d ever experienced.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_20\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Parkhead is the best I&#8217;ve ever been at. The players were talking about it just the other day. Vidic and Ronaldo said it was the best atmosphere they&#8217;ve ever played in. It&#8217;s down to the supporters that we don&#8217;t even have the roof half way up. Given the results so far, it&#8217;s clear that the Celtic players will react to that. They&#8217;ll have to run the extra yards or they&#8217;ll find us quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>But Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville, who played more than 600 times under Ferguson and won eight Premier Leagues and two Champions Leagues, insisted Ibrox were &#8220;phenomenal&#8221; and a level above their city rivals.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_23\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;The best atmosphere I&#8217;ve ever seen in my life was at Ibrox. When the game was about to kick off I thought, &#8216;What is this?&#8217; Celtic were loud. Phil scored early. To be honest, before the game and in the first few minutes of the game, I had never seen anything like it in my life. noise. Ibrox, to be honest, I couldn&#8217;t believe it. It&#8217;s amazing. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s meeting marks the first time since 2018 that Celtic supporters have been allocated the full amount of their Broome loans, and it looks like they won&#8217;t be playing a full away day at the Old Firm for some time after a full-time fixture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"sfa-enquiry-into-rangers-v-celtic-penalty-incident-john-beaton-missed\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/adamu-celtic-fernandez-rangers.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/adamu-celtic-fernandez-rangers.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Adam - Celtic - Fernandes - Rangers\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/adamu-celtic-fernandez-rangers.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/adamu-celtic-fernandez-rangers.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SFA_to_investigate_Rangers-Celtic_penalty_incident_missed_by_John_Beaton_former_PMGOL_chief_says\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tSFA to investigate Rangers-Celtic penalty incident missed by John Beaton, former PMGOL chief says<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">There was much controversy in the aftermath of the Old Firm&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police said they faced &#8220;extreme hostility and violence&#8221; during a post-match pitch invasion at Ibrox after Celtic beat Rangers in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals. 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