AS many as SEVENTY flares or pyro sticks were found by those tasked with clearing up the away end in the aftermath of Rangers’ pyro chaos, it’s being claimed.
A spread of red flares were lit at kick-off at the Scot Foam Stadium on Wednesday night, making the Shankly Stand resemble a wall of fire.
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And now The Scotsman are reporting that figure for 70 flares or pyro sticks, which is an incredible number considering there wasn’t a SINGLE arrest made on the night.
Just one fan was refused entry to the ground for being drunk and disorderly.
Whether more arrests will follow remains to be seen – although a Police Scotland statement insisted that they would be investigating the matter thoroughly.
The sense 24 hours or more on is of a situation which could quite easily have been significantly worse.
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While fears are already being expressed ahead of the Viaplay Cup semi-finals at Hampden, the real problem on Wednesday night was the proximity of wooden features of the vintage Archibald Leitch-designed main stand at Dens Park.
The Scotsman also reports that ball boys situated in front of the away end at Dens Park, where the fans were tightly packed, had to be withdrawn from the area over safety fears.
The display at Dundee will be top of the agenda at a special league summit, it is understood.
It’s thought that SPFL officials, police and safety officers will turn up the heat on fan behaviour at a special safety meeting with the Scottish Government later this month.
And the most recent light show is certain to be fresh in the minds as they discuss pyrotechnics in football.
A spread of red flares were launched at kick-off of the Premiership clash at the Scot Foam Stadium on Wednesday night.
The firework display contravened the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 launched this summer – and led to a further delay to the league fixture.
Traffic congestion had delayed kick-off by 45 minutes and the light show triggered alarms in the Bob Shankly stand two minutes into the match leading to another hold-up.
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