You are spot on about the lack of mhedia coverage , also I was at the game with my daughter and my grandson and I was really concerned for their safety and my own due to the behaviour of their fans . I may have missed it but were any other of their supporters arrested other than the one who punched the police horses if not , that is disgraceful for as the police officer said in his evidence the rioting was the worst that he had ever seenIf this riot was described as “the worst he'd ever seen" by an on-duty policeman, how come we've barely heard anything about it?
Oh...and McGuire's not in furlong enough.
Wonder if his mrs will stand by him? I suppose only if they are in a stable relationship
Hopefully he leaves jail with an arse like a blood orangeAnother tim getting slung in the can. %^*& him, I hope the bastard gets what’s coming to him
The most surprising part of the story for me is the guy is 36.
The toughest of paper rounds.The most surprising part of the story for me is the guy is 36.
What a surprise.A cardboard gangster who’s a fantasist and a liar and hangs about with lads who are half his age.
Locally he’s looked at as a joke figure and a bottle merchant.
Is there a link for that?A FOOTBALL thug who punched three police horses during a cup tie riot described by a police officer as “the worst he'd ever seen'” was today jailed for 10 months.
Celtic fan Kevin McGuire, 36, from Cardonald, Glasgow, who also assaulted police officers, was also banned from every football ground in the UK for five years.
McGuire claimed during his trial that he was an innocent bystander and in the dock at Glasgow Sheriff Court he continued to protest his innocence.
Police officers told of how they and their horses came under attack before kick-off in a Scottish Cup clash between Celtic and Airdrie in January last year.
Sheriff John McCormick told McGuire, who is a father-of-four: “You claimed you were an innocent member of the public, you were in fact one of the ringleaders of this mob and you assaulted police officers and their horses, and you did this while you were on bail.”
McGuire was found guilty of “causing unnecessary suffering” to police horses Nerston, Oban and Glasgow, assaulting two police officers and acting in a threatening and abusive manner.
Sergeant Mark Stewart, who was policing at the match with his horse Oban, told prosecutor Alistair Knox: “When I got there, Airdrie fans were being blocked from getting into the ground by Celtic fans.
“There were families trying to get in and bricks and missiles getting flung as well as spitting and throwing lit cigarettes.
“It was very aggressive and this was the worst I riot had ever seen.”
The officer told the court that McGuire was "directing others" during the violent incident and said he saw McGuire attack the three police horses outside the ground.
He added: “I asked him to move and he punched my horse Oban on the muzzle which caused him to react.
“It was a full blown punch and he also punched police horse Glasgow on the face.”
Sgt Stewart said another police horse Nerston was also punched later on.
Celtic fan McGuire, was described as a "prime mover" in the violence orchestrated against police.
Lawyer Michael McKeown, representing McGuire, unsuccessfully urged the sheriff not to jail his client.
Mr McKeown said: “He has got significant family responsibility. He is looking after his young baby and three other children.
“He works as an engineer and earns £600 a week. That employment is still open to him. He also has a business interest in a cafe.”
The court heard that McGuire told social workers who compiled a report on him that he was on 'an alcohol binge and had no memory of the offence.
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Bet one of his kids is 12 years old
Tbh he deserved the sentenceA FOOTBALL thug who punched three police horses during a cup tie riot described by a police officer as “the worst he'd ever seen'” was today jailed for 10 months.
Celtic fan Kevin McGuire, 36, from Cardonald, Glasgow, who also assaulted police officers, was also banned from every football ground in the UK for five years.
McGuire claimed during his trial that he was an innocent bystander and in the dock at Glasgow Sheriff Court he continued to protest his innocence.
Police officers told of how they and their horses came under attack before kick-off in a Scottish Cup clash between Celtic and Airdrie in January last year.
Sheriff John McCormick told McGuire, who is a father-of-four: “You claimed you were an innocent member of the public, you were in fact one of the ringleaders of this mob and you assaulted police officers and their horses, and you did this while you were on bail.”
McGuire was found guilty of “causing unnecessary suffering” to police horses Nerston, Oban and Glasgow, assaulting two police officers and acting in a threatening and abusive manner.
Sergeant Mark Stewart, who was policing at the match with his horse Oban, told prosecutor Alistair Knox: “When I got there, Airdrie fans were being blocked from getting into the ground by Celtic fans.
“There were families trying to get in and bricks and missiles getting flung as well as spitting and throwing lit cigarettes.
“It was very aggressive and this was the worst I riot had ever seen.”
The officer told the court that McGuire was "directing others" during the violent incident and said he saw McGuire attack the three police horses outside the ground.
He added: “I asked him to move and he punched my horse Oban on the muzzle which caused him to react.
“It was a full blown punch and he also punched police horse Glasgow on the face.”
Sgt Stewart said another police horse Nerston was also punched later on.
Celtic fan McGuire, was described as a "prime mover" in the violence orchestrated against police.
Lawyer Michael McKeown, representing McGuire, unsuccessfully urged the sheriff not to jail his client.
Mr McKeown said: “He has got significant family responsibility. He is looking after his young baby and three other children.
“He works as an engineer and earns £600 a week. That employment is still open to him. He also has a business interest in a cafe.”
The court heard that McGuire told social workers who compiled a report on him that he was on 'an alcohol binge and had no memory of the offence.
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Looks the type!In real life he is an absolute shitebag. Complete bottle merchant.
They usually do.............when its a Rangers fan in bother. Its so blatant its laughable at times.Football fan according to STV news. Why can they never just say who he supports.
You sir win comment of the week!! lolif the horses cant handle the vitirol in glasgow then maybe they are in the wrong city
STV once again going down the "Football Fan" route.
3 minute report never once mentioned any link between and the horse puncher and Celtic. Bumped on about fans attacking police and rival fans. Just never mentioned who was the attacking mob.
Shitebags once again.
STV news tonight said one of the horses was ‘retired from duty’ so he’s obviously caused a lot of harm to the poor animal. Prick.Serious question here, cause this w@nk ain't worth ANY energy,are the horses okay?
Would hardly call him wee mate. He's a fat @untreally wish we were at the ground at this point unfortunately we were kettled on london road and missed the excitement, wee scumbag deserves it anyway punching a horse
Job? Ha, very good.Good to see he’s been jailed. Hopefully loses his job as well.