The Scottish Government's controversial new hate crime legislation came into force on Monday.
Scotland's football authorities have been ‘completely left in the dark’ over how the country’s controversial new hate crime legislation might impact on the behaviour of fans inside grounds.
And that has left the game’s governing bodies at the SFA and SPFL with no idea of what to expect inside at Ibrox this weekend if police are under Government orders to come down hard on examples of ‘hatred or prejudice’. One source told us: “There has been absolutely no engagement from the Scottish government with regards how this new law might manifest itself inside football stadiums.
After becoming embroiled in a storm of controversy, McCoist revealed that he had U-turned on his plans to attend the high noon showdown. He said: “People are accusing me of going to break this act and I’m not even going to be at the game. There’s been a change of plans, I’m away for a couple of days.”
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