Grim ending to stunning title race must prompt shift in attitudes
ANDREW MILLIGAN/PA WIRE Hearts players are led from the Celtic Park pitch amid wild scenes Time for Scottish football to clamp down SPFL and SFA wobble at the knees when punishing their biggest clubs but there can be no repeat of final-day scenes 18 May 2026 - The Guardian Ewan Murray The placing of a full stop on any league campaign offers cause for reflection. In Scotland, there are reasons to wonder if the grim denouement to a stunning title race will prompt a shift in attitudes on two fronts. Whether a Celtic board which has been castigated for its stewardship regards the securing of another title as vindication is an intriguing question. More immediate is how the champions and others will respond to the grim scenes that triggered an enforced conclusion to the visit of Hearts. The behaviour of a section of the Celtic support is so unruly during dominance that one wonders what on earth may happen if the team struggle badly. The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) “utterly c...