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26th Apr 2025

Celtic’s title celebrations stalled by bizarre orange protest

Colman Stanley

A surprise interruption during today’s game.

Celtic’s inevitable title celebrations were briefly stalled during their game against Dundee United at Tannadice Park.

In the middle of the first half, Hoops fans threw oranges onto the pitch to protest the ticket prices for away fans.

They were charged £42 for a ticket, while season ticket holders could bring a friend for as as little as £10.

A large banner saying ‘ENJOY THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOUR’ was also displayed.

Celtic are currently 5-0 in the game, and on their way to lifting a fourth title in a row, and a ninth in ten years, with Ireland Adam Idah coming off the bench to score a brace.

Ahead of the game, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers said: “Emotions are pretty much the same. It’s performance-based, we need and want to perform well.

“We’ve set some targets going into the last five games, we’re in a brilliant position thanks to how well we’ve done through the course of the season.

“We dropped our standard in the league a couple of weeks ago, but you’ve seen the response of the players and we’ve lifted our standards back to where they’ve been a lot of the season.

“I don’t want my players to get frustrated today. Dundee United don’t give away many opportunities in the game so we need to ensure we keep to the speed in the game and if something doesn’t quite come off, don’t worry.”

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