Hearts, Celtic, Rangers. Bedlam

“This is not how it was supposed to be. This is not how the most gripping Scottish title race in two generations was meant to end, with Celtic fans on the pitch confronting Hearts’ beaten and dejected players and with sufficient chaos around the two dugouts for referee Don Robertson to effectively stop the match without blowing a final whistle. Hearts manager Derek McInnes had predicted ‘bedlam’, but not like this. McInnes’s captain, Lawrence Shankland, was one of the visiting players seen being goaded by triumphalist Celtic supporters. It happened during a spontaneous pitch invasion to mark Celtic’s third goal, which effectively curtailed a season that had hitherto brought the rare prospect of romance, a first Hearts title since 1960. …”
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Guardian: Grim denouement of stunning Scottish Premiership title race must prompt shift in attitudes
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