Rangers hero Ally McCoist has questioned why first minister Nicola Sturgeon saw fit to bring Rangers and Ayr United into the conversation when condemning the actions of the Celtic fans who broke lockdown rules to stage violent protests against manager Neil Lennon.
Hoops players were
forced into a swift exit from Celtic Park after hundreds of angry supporters congregated at the ground to call for the Northern Irishman's departure following
the 2-0 Betfred Cup reverse to Ross County on Sunday.
McCoist, like Sturgeon, took a dim view of the proceedings but questioned why the first minister had saw fit to broaden her remarks out.
She said: "I don't care if you're a
Celtic fan, a
Rangers fan, an Ayr United fan or no fan of football at all.
"Anybody who attacks police officers is doing wrong and that is pretty despicable.
"I would say that across the board regardless of football or any other sporting affiliation."
McCoist told
talkSPORT this morning: "Going back to Nicola I don't know why she brought Rangers and poor Ayr United into it for but that is probably a topic for another discussion ...."
"But I think defensively, I have been watching Celtic for a long, long time and their biggest problem is definitely defensively.
"To lose eight goals against what I thought was an average Sparta Prague side was a pretty poor showing.
"They look like they are a team completely devoid of confidence at all.
"And you need to feel for Start Kettlewell an the Ross County boys.
"They have had one of the greatest results in their history and no-one is talking about it."