When Martin O’Neill was delivering the 2001 treble The Brazen Head was one of the few easily identified Celtic pubs in the city, these days it seems that there is a new addition every month.
Since the end of Lockdown the Merchant City has become very much a Celtic area, starting off with the establishment of Grace’s Irish Sports Bar in Candleriggs.
Plenty more Irish pubs have sprung up in that area, the demand seems unlimited to provide another Celtic area across from High Street where the Tollbooth and McCuhill’s are long established.
Much to the disgust of Glasgow City Council the pubs mentioned above are preparing to do massive business on Saturday.
The significance of winning #title55 and glorious weather are powerful attractions but the language of the City Council will ensure bigger crowds than ever celebrate Scotland’s Most Successful Club this weekend:
We want supporters of every team in Glasgow to be able to celebrate their successes but ask fans – including those visiting the city – to please avoid disruptive mass gatherings at Merchant City/Trongate and other public places.
“These events and others like them have consistently led to disorder – causing significant disruption for the local community and businesses.
“Damage to buildings and infrastructure robs the public purse of hundreds of thousands of pounds that would otherwise be spent on the essential services we all rely on.
Enjoy trophy day, but respect the city and your neighbours. Do not attend unsafe and disruptive gatherings in public places like Merchant City/Trongate.
That message and especially the tone will ensure that the city streets are full of celebrating fans throughout Saturday- while the Council panders to hate marchers bringing shame to the city.
Social media on Saturday will be awash with images of Celtic fans enjoying themselves, pictures, videos and drone footage will go viral.
And hopefully the same will happen again next Saturday, after the summer break Celtic will be back in action in August looking for more success as they raise the bar as Scotland’s Most Successful Club.
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