Celtic probe physio over ‘f*** the huns’ post with trophy after Betfred Cup win
CELTIC are probing a club physio after a picture showed her posing with the league cup alongside a message saying “F*** the Huns”.
Caitlin Brown, 24, posted a snap on Facebook showing her proudly holding the trophy after Sunday’s victory.
But the picture was captioned with “F*** the Huns” beside a four-leaf clover and green heart emoji.
Following complaints, Facebook then deleted the post as it breached their rules on “hate speech”.
But the pic was put on her page again, this time with a comment saying: “Since FB removed my post for saying F the Huns”.
Her bosses at
Celtic - where she has worked as a sports therapist with the women’s team for four years - confirmed they were investigating the posts.
Mum-of-one Brown later changed her name on Facebook before deleting the account yesterday.
Anti-bigotry campaigners have now urged Celtic to take part in an education project.
Dave Scott of Nil by Mouth said: ‘The term Hun is hotly contested with some regarding it as deeply sectarian and others seeing it as just a generic term of abuse.
“Context is always key. At the very least it’s a loaded term which is never used kindly and certainly isn’t in this instance.
“We have a Scottish Government backed workplace project which seeks to challenge attitudes and educate employees on these issues. Celtic have never taken part to it but given this incident it sounds like something the club should seriously consider.”
FACEBOOK have removed a post from a Celtic sports therapist that said “F*** the Huns” because it violated their rules on hate speech. The club have launched an investigation after Caitl…
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