Football

this season in scotland has been nasty lots of grief, any one here with more knowledge of why this season has been particularly nasty? the leannon incident is bad, i know lennon is a feisty character who does stirs up grief but it seems to be getting wosre this year???

Hearts ST holder.

Lennon was always hated by a mixture of fans. Some of that is because of who he is, some of it because of how he is, some because of his whining about the referees and so on.

I think this season has been bad because of the refereeing "scandal" when celtic claimed there was a conspiracy against them - despite getting a UK record 17 penalties this season.

The media have been desperate for a story and have whipped this into a frenzy.

Politicised celtic fans groups have been stirring things with a degree of internet/media savvy and have been able to paint themselves as whiter than white. 90 minutes of IRA chanting last night shows that they're not "the greatest fans in the world" as they claim...Example being today's statement by the Celtic CEO "This is Scotland's shame and it is high time Scotland addressed it." while failing to address the behaviour of their own fans. Meanwhile anyone who speaks out against them is labelled "Bigot."

Rangers fans have been up to their usual sickening nonsense and are in huge debt with a massive HMRC bill due. They feel threatened.

Societal and Economic problems.

SO it's been a heady brew of all that and more.
:)