fair enough if that was the case it just so far the eyewitness accounts seem to suggest it was unprovoked, however if that was the scenario than i suppose the bobbies were just doing their job
Certainly the accounts I've heard and read from folk who were there seem to indicate that it was an unprovoked attack. there were folk being beaten for trying to help others who were injured and this was even before the game started when fans had been dropped off in a secure area before being escorted to the ground. Elderly men and women, young girls were amongst those targeted.
According to police and stewards at a DU game not so long ago a certain Mr Macgregor was ejected from Tanny for standing which they say as being a safety issue... Can you imagine if the police here behaved in a similar way?
we must also remember that this kind of thing doesn't just happen to Rangers supporters travelling abroad but to supporters of other teams too.
One of the most disturbing things i read regarding the whole incident was Jim Traynor writing that they 'probably deserved a good hiding'. No one deserves the treatment I heard about from folk who were there. What i have heard and seen regarding it was quite horrific and it is amazing that no one died. I hope that one day we will be able to experience the excitement of a european trip but hope that we would never have to suffer what the Rangers fans had to on thursday.