Title party fanzones not possible due to cost, says council

Title party fanzones not possible due to cost, says council1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJonathan GeddesGlasgow and west reporterPA MediaCeltic fans took over the Trongate area of Glasgow after winning the league titleDedicated fanzones in Glasgow for football supporters to celebrate their clubs winning trophies is not possible due to the cost, the city council have said.The city's Trongate area saw clashes between Celtic fans and police on Saturday, immediately after the Parkhead side dramatically won the SPFL thanks to a 3-1 win over Hearts.It was the latest in a string of incidents in the city centre in recent years connected to football fans celebrating success and damaging part of the city in the process.BBC Scotland News spoke to several businesses who said an organised fan celebration would be beneficial, but the city council insisted any events would need funded by the clubs themselves.Clubs and fans should be punished for pitch invasions, says ex-SFA chiefO'Neill rejects 'nonsense' criticism of pitch invasionPolice said two officers were seriously injured following trouble in the city centre, which resulted in 14 arrests.Glasgow City Council said the number of people taking part in the celebrations was "significantly down" on recent years.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 disorgan...