ian1964 10,413 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 .....about Neil Lennon on way to match at Fir Park 16 Feb 2014 07:56 JAMES BEATTIE, 29, claimed he shouted the comments after he was taunted by Celtic fans as he walked towards Fir Park last August. AN Aberdeen fan who shouted sectarian abuse about Celtic manager Neil *Lennon has been jailed for 10 months. James Beattie, 29, was on his way to watch the Dons play Motherwell at Fir Park when he launched the tirade in the street. He claimed he made the comments after he was taunted by Celtic fans as he walked towards the Lanarkshire ground. He hit back by branding Lennon a “f***** b******, which was overheard by police. Beattie, from Markinch, Fife, admitted shouting abusive, sectarian and threatening remarks last August. He also admitted threatening behaviour at Motherwell police station. At Hamilton Sheriff Court last week, *Sheriff Vincent Smith handed Beattie a three-year football banning order in addition to the jail term. This month, Lennon was attacked by Aberdeen fans at Tynecastle in Edinburgh while watching the Dons’ League Cup tie against St Johnstone. He was spat on and coins and a bottle thrown at him. Beattie is the seventh opposition fan to be sent to prison in recent years for abusing Lennon. Hearts supporter John Wilson, 26, was cleared of a pitchside assault on Lennon during a game between Hearts and Celtic in May 2011. But at Edinburgh Sheriff Court later that year, he was jailed for eight months for a breach of the peace at the same match and handed a five-year football *banning order. In 2012, two men were jailed after parcels were posted to Lennon and two other high-profile Celtic fans the previous year after a confrontation between the Celtic manager and Rangers boss Ally McCoist during a bad-tempered Old Firm game. Trevor Muirhead, 44, and Neil McKenzie, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to assault Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late lawyer Paul McBride QC. *Muirhead and McKenzie were each jailed for five years. After the incident at *Tynecastle this month, Lennon angrily *dismissed claims he brings abuse on *himself. He said: “I am no more confrontational than any other manager in the SPFL. “However, when it’s an issue regarding me, it seems to be imbalanced. “I can handle myself but I’m not a street fighter. I live my life as quietly as I can away from football but I’m in the public eye. “It’s hard to undo that but I’ve been staying away from flashpoints and controversy.” http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/aberdeen-fan-jailed-10-months-3150717 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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