Celtic Supporters Band Together to Raise Funds for Injured Rangers Fan

The Old Firm is notoriously a prickly affair when the bitter Glasgow rivals meet, both on and off the pitch. 

Sunday was no different, as there were 37 arrests before the first Old Firm match in three years. 

But perhaps the worst of all and most talked-about incident was when a 10-year-old Rangers fan suffered a hairline fracture to his face and had three teeth broken when he was hit by a bottle thrown out the window of a Celtic supporters' bus before the match. 

In an effort to not further the boiling rivalry, Celtic fan Rod Lee is setting up a campaign to raise funds for the young Rangers fan. 

The member of the Peterborough Celtic Supporters' Club told Angela Haggerty of Common Space:

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I remember going to Celtic games with my dad and uncles, that was a really important part of life growing up and created fabulous memories as a Celtic supporter, that sense of family and enjoyment. 

I was just thinking about this 10-year-old boy, who got up on Sunday, excited for his team playing the biggest game in three years. I put myself in the position of that boy and thought of the memory that's been created for him and that mentality of hope over hate became really important for me. 

I felt I couldn't do anything. I don't know the boy or his family. I just felt we had to do something. With any money we raise as a community we can say here, have a holiday, or go and see Rangers again, create a new memory. 

We thought if we raised a bit of money we would go to the media and try and get in touch with family that way to transfer the money with a note from all of us to say we're really sorry, this shouldn't have happened, we're ashamed. 

We can't undo the the past but hopefully we can make the future a bit better. 

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Go here to donate to the cause, which has raised over £500 so far. 

[Sports Joe]