Pitch invasions ‘a bad look’ – but Clarke praises Tartan ArmyImage source, SNSImage caption, Celtic fans came on to the pitch as Hearts lost 3-1 on SaturdayByKheredine IdessaneBBC Sport Scotland Senior ReporterPublished24 minutes agoNational head coach Steve Clarke says fans spilling on to the pitch to celebrate in the domestic game is “a bad look” for Scottish football but praised the Tartan Army for avoiding such incidents.Heart of Midlothian condemned “shameful scenes” they say forced their players to make a hasty exit from Celtic Park as home fans came on to the pitch to celebrate their victory seconds before the end of Saturday’s Scottish title decider.
Celtic apologised to the Tynecastle club in a statement, before interim manager Martin O’Neill responded by saying it was “nonsense” to suggest that the pitch invasion had shamed Scottish football.
Celtic fans also entered the field of play after their late winner at Motherwell in the penultimate round of league fixtures, while police and fans were injured after both Celtic and Rangers fans invaded the pitch following March’s Scottish Cup quarter-final.
For Clarke, it contrasted sharply with the jubilation of Scotland fans when the side scored two late goals against Denmark in their winner-takes-all World Cup qualifier in November.
