{"id":109547,"date":"2025-05-17T17:20:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109547\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T17:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:20:17","slug":"celtic-fans-scale-unsafe-historic-glasgow-building-in-title-party-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109547\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic fans scale &#8216;unsafe&#8217; historic Glasgow building in title party celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of fans flooded into the city to celebrate the club becoming league champions again.<\/p>\n<p>17:37, 17 May 2025Updated 17:46, 17 May 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_JS369411507.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic fans celebrate in Glasgow city centre\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Celtic fans celebrate in Glasgow city centre<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/celtic-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic<\/a> fans staging an unofficial title party have ignored warnings to climb a historic building in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Thousands flooded into the city to celebrate the club becoming <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">league champions<\/a> despite calls from the club to stay away from the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Many gathered at Glasgow Cross and were seen scaling the historic Mercat Cross building\u2019s roof despite warning signs to steer clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Glasgow City Council had erected clear signs on the monument saying: &#8220;Danger Fragile Roof&#8221; and &#8220;Strictly no access&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But jubilant fans climbed the building to hold up a tricolour and set off flares.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_JS369408055.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Celtic fans celebrate outside Celtic Park following the William Hill Premiership match at Celtic Park, Glasgow. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> in attendance have been directing traffic and were also seen confiscating drinks from revellers, with First Bus warning all services will be disrupted as a result of the latest gathering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Roads have also been closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Dozens of supporters have been seen holding aloft green flares as Hoops fans celebrate their side lifting a fourth successive league trophy in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The party kicked into action around 3pm this afternoon just moments after Callum McGregor held aloft the Scottish Premiership trophy at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Celtic&#8217;s most decorated player of all time, James Forrest, went on to score for a record-breaking 16th consecutive season in stoppage-time in a 1-1 draw with St Mirren to make sure trophy day did not fall flat against a St Mirren who fell just short of European qualification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Prior to the match there was a potential flare up as fans came face-to-face when an Orange Walk paraded by a hotel packed with Celtic fans ahead of their side\u2019s unsanctioned title street party.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_JS369408222.jpg\" alt=\"Merchant City sign scaled\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Merchant City sign scaled(Image: Jane Barlow\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Crowds were surrounded by police as some jeered and gestured and others used their mobile phones to film marchers filing past the building in Glasgow\u2019s city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Some fans have been pictured scaling traffic lights and the famous Merchant City sign in the Glasgow Cross area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747398730_254_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson from Glasgow City Council said: &#8220;A large gathering of football fans has congregated at Glasgow Cross, several roads have been closed around this area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Road users are advised to avoid this area until further notice and follow Police direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Thousands of revellers are already in the area, with thousands expected to turn out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A huge clean up operation will be necessary once crowds have dispersed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thousands of fans flooded into the city to celebrate the club becoming league champions again. 17:37, 17 May&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,2628,918,4884,26957,529,712,20036,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-109547","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-celtic-fc","10":"tag-glasgow","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-james-forrest","13":"tag-police","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-traffic","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114524325440794443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}