Title party fanzones not possible due to cost, says council

"Glasgow City Council said the number of people taking part in the celebrations was "significantly down" on recent years. Police said two officers were seriously injured following trouble in the city centre, which resulted in 14 arrests. In the Trongate area on Monday morning, hoardings were still in place around various bus shelters while broken glass from shattered bottles littered the streets."

"Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney told the BBC's Radio Scotland Breakfast programme that in the future holding an event at somewhere like Glasgow Green should be looked at, rather than gathering on the city streets. He said: "We need to see more proactivity. There were proactive measures to strip down bus shelters and put hoardings in place - that's anticipating disorder.""

""Why don't we go further and create a fanzone somewhere like Glasgow Green, that's easily accessible, with a large spillover area and distance between buildings, so the risk of vandalism is low. "The relevant club could contribute to the financial costs of that, rather than the disorganised hemming in of fans on city streets. "I am astonished at the lack of leadership and the failure to anticipate this situation yet again. It's not good enough.""

"Glasgow City Council told BBC Scotland News creating a fanzone would not be affordable unless the clubs themselves covered the costs. The spokesman added that it "isn't credible to think that people who want to fight among themselves... will attend a fanzone". The spokesman said any events would need funded by the clubs themselves."

Glasgow City Council said dedicated fanzones for football supporters celebrating club trophies are not possible because of cost. Police reported two officers were seriously injured during city-centre trouble, leading to 14 arrests. The council said participation in celebrations was significantly down compared with recent years. Businesses indicated that an organised fan celebration would be beneficial, but the council insisted any events would need funding from the clubs themselves. Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney suggested creating a fanzone at a location such as Glasgow Green, with accessibility, spillover space, and distance between buildings to reduce vandalism risk. The council said a fanzone would not be affordable unless clubs covered costs and questioned whether people intent on fighting would attend such an area. Broken glass and hoardings remained in the Trongate area after the incident.

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