Unlike the corner given to away fans at Celtic Park the section for visiting fans at Ibrox has home supporters on all sides and also above within missile throwing range from the upper sections of the Broomloan Road and Govan Stands.
Behind them, in the away end of the ground, some Rangers fans sang a song about Boyle that was an affront to human decency.
Some basic arithmetic would suggest a deficit of £24.2m but after seven years out in the cold there is no chance of BBC Scotland putting at risk Kenny Macintyre getting a cosy interview with Philippe Clement
Building up would be very costly and involve taking the roof off existing stands, building down gets close to the Water Table with the nearby River Clyde with finance tighter than ever after investing in the white elephant that is New Edmiston House, again driven by supporter demand.
English went into great depth about the atmosphere and passion created but chose to ignore one vital detail, a banner from the Union Bears that is certain to bring further sanctions and stand closures from UEFA.
Celtic fans have found a very satisfactory alternative to that toxic duel with 100% home fans for their Derby fixture.
At 3.29 today Andy Devlin of The Sun broke the news that Celtic had turned down tickets for Ibrox with the story quickly moving on to Bisgrove’s demand for 800 tickets to Celtic Park on December 30.
At Ibrox the away support have to be in place two hours before kick-off for the dubious pleasure of being surrounded on all sides with a dodgy CCTV system offering little protection.