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Fans chanted 'If you hate the royal family clap your hands' and an anti-royal banner was also held up during a tribute to the Queen before Celtic's match at ...

We want our supporters to do the same.” He added: “I think there’s a minute’s applause [on Sunday], we will abide by whatever obligations and responsibilities we have as a football club. As I said before the game [against Shakhtar], we will abide by the protocols.

Celtic are currently under investigation from Uefa after unfurling an anti-monarchy banner before their Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk last week.

We want our supporters to do the same.” “I think there’s a minute’s applause [on Sunday], we will abide by whatever obligations and responsibilities we have as a football club. Another sign saying “Sorry for your loss, Michael Fagan,” in reference to the intruder who infiltrated Buckingham Palace in 1982, was also visible.

The Scottish FA had left it up to individual clubs to make a decision on whether they wanted to pay tribute to the Queen this weekend following her death ...

The reaction of the Celtic fans comes just four days after they also voiced their displeasure at the monarchy during their side's Champions League match with Shakhtar Donetsk. Celtic fans held up a banner which read: 'If you hate the Royal Family, clap your hands' However, chants could be heard over the top of the applause from the Celtic end, as fans sang: 'If you hate the

The Glasgow side's fans could be heard booing and singing an offensive song about the royals during the minute's applause before their game against St ...

Celtic fans sing 'If you hate the royal family clap your hands' The dregs of society!" Some Celtic fans sadly showed they lack these values." Sign up to our daily newsletter Unionist activist Jame Bryson wrote: "This should come as no surprise to anyone. [Antonio Colak silences Dundee United fans as Tannadice club offers flimsy statement on Queen abuse](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/antonio-colak-silences-dundee-united-28017254) [Charity chief executive ‘hugely honoured’ to be attending Queen’s funeral](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/charity-chief-executive-hugely-honoured-28015620) [King and Prince of Wales make 'surprise visit' to mourners waiting in the queue for the Queen’s lying in state](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/king-prince-wales-make-surprise-28015181) [James Whale joins Jeremy Kyle in condemning Celtic's 'shameful' anti-monarchy display](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/james-whale-joins-jeremy-kyle-28014860) [For the latest football news, click here.](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/) [Dundee United also caused a furore on Saturday](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/dundee-united-fans-blasted-chanting-28015847) after chanting "Lizzie's in a box" and booing during the minute silence before the game against Rangers at Ibrox. Another user wrote: "I hated my mum’s firm hand approach to discipline growing up, but seeing the behaviour of Celtic fans today I’m glad she was strict. A third added: "Disgraceful from the Celtic fans again" and a fourth wrote: "Minutes applause instead of silence at St Mirren vs Celtic. [with the broadcaster forced to turn the volume down](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/celtic-fans-muted-sky-sports-28014568) at the away end to try and drown out the chants. [Celtic](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) fans have been labelled a "disgrace" after their fans disrupted a minute's applause in memory of [the Queen](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/queen-elizabeth) with a distasteful song, along with a banner. It is nothing less than is expected from the nation’s shame. [n applause took place at The SMISA Stadium in Paisley](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/st-mirren-celtic-fans-applause-28006690) ahead of the Hoops game which kicked off at noon.

Celtic supporters chanted throughout a minute's applause in memory of the Queen ahead of the Premiership game against St Mirren in Paisley.

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Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has named his team to face St Mirren as they look to return to having a five point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

It's been a couple of weeks free for Saints though and Robinson will surely have been drilling his players during that time. Aaron Mooy and David Turnbull also get starts with Jota on the bench for Cameron Carter-Vickers misses out completely. [St Mirren,](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/st-mirren-fc) they hand a start to Curtis Main and Charles Dunne as they look to try take something off Celtic and get back to form after a 3-0 defeat to St Johnstone last time out. [Celtic](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) did drop points in Paisley last season when they drew 0-0, but St Mirren have had a change of manager since then with [Stephen Robinson ](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/stephen-robinson)coming in for Jim Goodwin. [Ange Postecoglou](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/ange-postecoglou) has named his team to face St Mirren as they look to return to having a five point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership. The Aussie gaffer has had his side in incredible form this season and it's one year since they last lost a game in the Premiership, and will be hoping to extend that again as they travel to take on the Paisley Saints at the SMiSA Stadium.

Match report as Celtic are stopped a day short of going a year unbeaten in the Scottish Premiership by spirited St Mirren; Mark OHara and Jonah Ayunga ...

St Mirren host Livingston on the same day. That's the most pleasing aspect of the game today for me, we played and passed and hit them on the break." Celtic will return from the international break with a home game against Motherwell on October 1. St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "Full credit to the players. Postecoglou introduced Jota and Reo Hatate at the break in a bid to galvanise the Celtic attack but, after another defensive lapse, the visitors were two down before they knew it. The performance today wasn't up to our levels and nowhere near where it needs to be.

Fans up and down the country have been paying their respects to the British monarch this weekend after she passed away peacefully aged 96, with her funeral set ...

[Queen Elizabeth II](https://metro.co.uk/tag/queen-elizabeth-ii/) tag page for the latest updates, and sign Metro.co.uk's [book of condolence to Her Majesty](https://metro.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-tributes-condolence-book/) here. [](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queens-health-latest-concerns-royal-family-gather-head-to-balmoral-16453313/) [check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). [Rangers star hits out at Dundee United fans over vile ‘Lizzie’s in a box’ chant](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/18/rangers-star-slams-dundee-united-fans-over-vile-chant-about-late-queen-17398988/?ico=more_text_links) [Live tracker shows how long the queue is to see Queen lying in state](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/14/queen-death-live-tracker-shows-how-long-queue-is-to-see-lying-in-state-17375482/) [What happens next following the death of the Queen?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/queen-dead-what-happens-next-from-mourning-period-to-funeral-17348882/) [What time is the Queen’s funeral and where is it taking place?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/15/queen-funeral-time-location-where-buried-guests-17352097/) [Nationwide minute's silence for The Queen at 8pm on Sunday](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/12/nationwide-minutes-silence-for-the-queen-at-8pm-on-sunday-17356105/) [Drivers told ‘avoid central London’ with major road closures for Queen’s funeral](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/16/drivers-told-avoid-central-london-with-major-road-closures-for-queens-funeral-17390746/) [Dundee United supporters could be heard singing ‘Lizzie’s in a box’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/18/rangers-star-slams-dundee-united-fans-over-vile-chant-about-late-queen-17398988/) before their Scottish Premiership clash against Rangers on Saturday while [Irish club Shamrock Rovers hit out at their supporters for the same song](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/irish-football-fans-celebrate-queens-death-with-vile-chant-during-game-17335509/) earlier this month.

CELTIC fans disrupted a minute's applaused for the Queen by singing "if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands".

As I said before the game (against Shakhtar), we will abide by the protocols. We want our supporters to do the same.” We will do that in a respectful manner. “I can only speak for myself and for St Mirren. a reference to the intruder who broke into the Queen’s Buckingham Palace bedroom in 1982. It comes a matter of days after a number of Hoops fans revealed a F*** the Crown banner during the midweek Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland.

Rangers ended their losing run against Dundee United but Gio van Bronckhorst and Ross Wilson are still in the firing line. Jimmy Mac, Glasgow, said: “It's a sad ...

But Gerald Kelly emailed: “Ryan Kent was nowhere to be seen at Parkhead, Jota has scored more goals since coming to Celtic than Kent has at Rangers in more than double the time. They should both resign as they have somehow managed to drag the club back five years in 4 months.” First sign of a couple of games a week and they fold like a deck of cards.” But Steve McSherry, Uddingston, said: “I knew we would lose sometime however I thought it might have been Hearts or Aberdeen. Why on earth [Ange Postecoglou](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/ange-postecoglou) played a weakened team against the Saints beggars belief.” The league's not going to be the canter that many Celtic fans thought it would be.” [Rangers](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) are in trouble."

Stewart reckons the defensive pairing of Moritz Jenz and Stephen Welsh couldn't handle St Mirren's "physicality" up front.

Ayunga and Main up top caused chaos against Jenz and Welsh, they were never really able to handle the physicality of them." "You see Curtis Main's desire, he gets above and bullies Jenz and it's the same at the back post. [Celtic](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) were "bullied" by Jonah Ayunga and Curtis Main in St Mirren's 2-0 win in Paisley. [Stewart](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/michael-stewart), reckons Ayunga was marginally offside when he popped up to nod home after Curtis Main headed across goal. There's a bit of pushing and shoving from both players, Stephen Welsh has got a good firm hold of Ayunga's jersey, and he probably does shove him a little bit. He said: "Technically I think it is offside.

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It's a huge blow for Celtic given the form he is on but [here](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) to take yourself to our Newsletter Preference Centre. " [Celtic](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) boss told Sky Sports: "In midweek a couple of the boys pulled up but we’ve got quality players who are ready to go. [Postecoglou](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/ange-postecoglou) will be hopeful he can return soon, with the international break coming up meaning they won't have a game for two weeks before taking on Motherwell on Saturday, October 1. [ Stephen Welsh](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/stephen-welsh) comes in and is a strong replacement given his own form over recent times.

Ange Postecoglou provided a fresh update on the defender after the St Mirren match.

"He [Carter-Vickers] pulled up sore, so we’ll see how he is," Postecoglou reiterated after the match, before adding: "I think he’s out of the US camp so we are hoping post-international break he won’t be too far away." The 24-year-old made his first international start in three years during the summer internationals as he seeks to establish his place in the squad ahead of the winter World Cup in Qatar. Without elaborating on the exact nature of his injury, Postecoglou went one further after the game and suggested he would be missing the US side's international fixtures.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou thinks Cameron Carter-Vickers will miss out on the opportunity to join up with the United States national team.

The presence of both defenders was badly missed in Paisley, with Curtis Main and company doing a job on Moritz Jenz and Stephen Welsh. I think he’s out of the US camp, so we are hoping post international break he won’t be too far away.” [Cameron Carter-Vickers](https://www.67hailhail.com/tag/cameron-carter-vickers/) will miss out on the opportunity to join up with the United States national team after picking up an injury this week.

"Magnificent applause at Brentford/Arsenal on 70th minute for the Queen, and stirring spontaneous singing of National Anthem,” Morgan tweeted. "What a contrast ...

Magnificent applause at Brentford/Arsenal on 70th minute for the Queen, and stirring spontaneous singing of National Anthem. "Magnificent applause at Brentford/Arsenal on 70th minute for the Queen, and stirring spontaneous singing of National Anthem,” Morgan tweeted. Hoops supporters hijacked the minute’s applause for [Queen Elizabeth II](/latest/queen) after she passed away, and previously were charged by UEFA for the banner they held up in the [Champions League](/latest/champions-league) against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Celtic have suffered a massive Cameron Carter-Vickers injury blow, as the American defender missed the 2-0 defeat vs St Mirren.

As reported by the Cameron Carter-Vickers was surprisingly left out of the Celtic squad against St Mirren even though nothing had emerged earlier about the American defender suffering an injury. And the combination of Stephen Welsh and Moritz Jenz did not cover themselves in glory vs St Mirren.

CELTIC fans disrupted a minute's applaused for the Queen by singing "if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands".

As I said before the game (against Shakhtar), we will abide by the protocols. We want our supporters to do the same.” We will do that in a respectful manner. “I can only speak for myself and for St Mirren. a reference to the intruder who broke into the Queen’s Buckingham Palace bedroom in 1982. It comes a matter of days after a number of Hoops fans revealed a F*** the Crown banner during the midweek Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland.

Humblings of the magnitude Celtic were handed by St Mirren simply do not come along too often these days in the Scottish game.

As a result, the clash marked only the third in the league this calendar year in which Celtic have failed to find the target. Yet, from the moment that Mark O’Hara was dropped by Mooy and powered in a header at the back post two minute from the break, Celtic never had it in them to find a way back into an encounter in which they were entirely lifeless. Even if such a challenging rejection of the institution in the day before the funeral of a sovereign would be offensive to the great many, a pluralist society is defined by the expression afforded dissenting voices. Indeed, there was a certain smart twist to the nature of this anti-monarchy protest. Not a peep was heard from this travelling band across the closing stages of a dreadful 90 minutes from their team. For the 364 days they had not lost a cinch

Celtic slumped to an unexpected 2-0 defeat at the hands of St Mirren away in Paisley at the weekend to bring the Rangers back into the title race and undo a ...

The only thing that Celtic fans can hope is that this turns out to be a bit of a wake up call. Instead, Celtic were completely outplayed by St Mirren and at the end of the day, nobody can blame luck or refereeing mistakes for this result. The Bhoys were in very good form and were expected to get past the opposition easily, but clearly, that did not turn out to be the case on this occasion.

Ange Postecoglou has revealed the reasons behind Cameron Carter-Vickers and Josip Juranovic's omission from the Celtic squad to face St Mirren.

“Cameron pulled up a bit sore the other night so he wasn't available. "Wanting to win a game of football and putting the best team out there,” Postecoglou told Sky Sports when asked about the thinking behind the changes. Ange Postecoglou has revealed the reasons behind Cameron Carter-Vickers and Josip Juranovic’s omission from the Celtic squad to face St Mirren.

Something has to give when the top three eventually start to play each other. Jacynta makes it 1-0 to Celtic against Hamilton. Photo Colin Poultney/ ...

But it wasn’t to be and a 6-0 win for Celtic FC Women will help lift some of the gloom surrounding that afternoon to forget over in Paisley. Number three For Celtic was a special moment for summer signing Shen Menglu, who the Ghirls simply call Lu. Australian playmaker Jacynta got the ball rolling inside two minutes finding the top corner with a powerful strike after a well-worked short corner.

CELTIC joined Rangers and Glasgow City on maximum points after five SWPL games when they beat Hamilton Accies 6-0 at the Excelsior Stadium. Rangers…

Top scorer Becky Galbraith got the second 13 minutes from time to leave Aberdeen second bottom. She was injured in a collision after 77 minutes, but is expected to be fit to play against Dundee Utd on Sunday. Jacynta fired her side ahead and there were further first-half goals for Clarissa Larisey, Shen and Chloe Craig despite Nicolson’s fine saves.

ST MIRREN goal hero Mark O'Hara says he knew early in the game against Celtic that his team were at the top of their game, and that they had a…

“It’s all about late runs into the box. “They can blow teams away in the first half of matches and they didn’t do that to us in this game. “It’s a dream for a midfielder,” he said.

Carter-Vickers - who has been an ever-present since his arrival at Parkhead - misses out on the squad completely for today's Premiership showdown with the ...

[Celtic](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) boss has named a much-changed side as his league leaders bid to make it seven wins on the bounce and maintain their 100 per cent record against Stephen Robinson's Buddies in Paisley ahead of the international break. Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh, Aaron Mooy, David Turnbull, Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda have all been handed starting spots and the chance to impress in a bid to secure a regular slot in the team. [Celtic transfer update with Israeli wonderkid on Ange Postecoglou's 'radar' ahead of January window](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/celtic-transfer-update-israeli-wonderkid-25047156) [Giorgos Giakoumakis](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/georgios-giakoumakis), Jota, Matt O'Riley and Reo Hatate are amongst those on a very strong bench for the Scottish champions but the headline names missing out completely are Carter-Vickers and Juranovic. [- Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou addresses Brighton exit talk as he sends 'not really relevant' message](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/celtic-boss-ange-postecoglou-addresses-25012428) [- Marian Shved blasts Celtic broken promise under Neil Lennon as he opens up on time at Hoops](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/marian-shved-blasts-celtic-broken-25012539) [- Former Celtic star Nir Bitton honoured in 'ceremony of appreciation' and handed framed FC Ashdod top](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/former-celtic-star-nir-bitton-25007016) [- Tom Rogic reels in Celtic support as Scott Bain and Scott Brown send 'wizard' messages after transfer](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/tom-rogic-reels-celtic-support-25005330) [- Steve Clarke names Scotland squad with Celtic and Rangers inclusions for Nations League games](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/steve-clarke-names-scotland-squad-25002716) [Champions League](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/uefa-champions-league) against Shakhtar Donetsk during the week, the Aussie gaffer has made six changes. In the six league outings to date, the visitors have scored an incredible 25 goals including four against [Rangers](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) and nine at Dundee United.

On This Day in 2001, Celtic travelled to Turin for their first game in the Champions League Group Stages. The Scottish Champions faced the Italians away ...

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) [September 17, 2022] The player got back up and converted from the spot. David Trezeguet had the hosts up and running with a brace but goals from Stan Petrov and Henrik Larsson pulled Martin O’Neill’s team level. On This Day in 2001, Celtic travelled to Turin for their first game in the Champions League Group Stages.

The obnoxious protests against the royal family at a time of national mourning were both pathetic and predictable.

Van Bronckhorst now has the rest of the month to regroup and look for some reinforcements to form an orderly queue and make their way back out of the treatment room. It should be a source of regret that yesterday took some of the shine off his Celtic resurgence. That in itself represents a massive result for a man who might well have gone into the weekend fearing it could have been up to seven or eight given the manner in which his team has been misfiring of late. There certainly seemed little to be gained from leaving the likes of Jota, Reo Hatate and Matt O’Riley sitting on the bench even if Postecoglou was taking what he believed to be a calculated gamble. Of course, there is such a thing as freedom of speech but, even so, there is a time and place to make such a point. [Celtic](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) have so much to celebrate and to feel good about, the objectionable buffoonery witnessed at St Mirren yesterday was no more surprising than it was depressing.

Celtic Historian David Potter's diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 19 September…

Celtic TV occasionally lets one down in its coverage, but we are still able to see a reasonably good game as Celtic beat Livingston 3-2. It is a shock because Dundee United, until recently known as Dundee Hibs, are considered to be the poor team of the city and representatives of the Dundee Irish community. So far, however, most Celtic players have managed to resist the hysterical pressure to “join up”, and it looks as if football will continue for the duration.

Celtic's shock 2-0 defeat away to St Mirren that condemned them to a first league loss in 364 days inevitably also made headlines for the actions of away ...

A period that will bring 13 games in six weeks, four of these outings that will determine the club’s fate in the Champions League. A Celtic support in awe of Ange Postecoglou started to give the impression they think he walks on water. It can be assured, then, that in the international fortnight Ange Postecoglou will be going all-out to bring the fitness of recent midfield loan signing Oliver Abilgaard up to speed. A centrifugal force of the establishment, the UK monarchy is inescapably wrapped up with empire, imperialism and colonialism - predilections that have reaped a bitter harvest in Ireland and so many parts of the world, even if, in these islands, these is denial over that fact. The deficiency also seemed particularly pronounced in the centre of the pitch. In their youth, both the current [Prime Minister](/topic/prime-minister) and the leader of the opposition expressed anti-monarchist views.

Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart has provided a level-headed assessment following the Hoops' 2-0 loss against St Mirren yesterday afternoon.

However, if the Bhoys can learn their lesson, it could be valuable in helping Joe Hart, and the rest of his teammates kick on again when they return. “What’s gone is gone, and we’re going to look forward, and we’re going to look to win the next games that are coming. Ultimately, it is extremely frustrating to have dropped points going into the international break and following such a superb start to the 2022/23 campaign. However, Postecoglou and his players cannot afford to get too emotional and now must learn from their mistakes in Paisley. However, in providing his assessment of the defeat to St Mirren, the Englishman delivered a level-headed response, insisting that this result won’t define Postecoglou’s side and they must now learn their lesson. The Hoops put in a very uncharacteristic performance, failing to create many chances in front of goal, which ultimately led to defeat thanks to strikes either side of the half from the Buddies.

Our columnist ponders the way Ange Postecoglou is moulding his team as well as the overarching positives from the Champions League to date.

I’d go further and say that it’s the best of any era since the Lisbon Lions. Competing well with Celtic requires that each player is at the peak of his physical conditioning and that a club’s good players (and there are several of these in Scotland) are playing to the full potential of their technical gifts. There’s a curiously widespread belief that he’ll jump at the first decent offer from England. Aberdeen is one of only five proper cities in Scotland and the football club, with no competing rival, has the place to itself. It’s clear that he wants every one of his players – including his goalkeepers – to have control under pressure. During the Martin O’Neill era I watched a very fine Hibs team participate in one of the best domestic games I’ve ever seen at Parkhead. Compare this to Aberdeen’s approach at Parkhead on the first day of the season. For long spells in the first hour or so of the game Celtic subjected Real to the sort of examination that they rarely ever encounter. They come to these games hoping that the referee will indulge an aggressive approach and spare them too many cards. In that period they created more clear-cut chances against them than Liverpool managed to do over 90 minutes in the Champions League final in Paris in May. Goodwin, like many others, failed to acknowledge the significance of the There’s a reason why their supporters were dismayed by their team’s display in Holland while Celtic supporters applauded their side off the park.

The former Celtic boss masterminded his club to a 3-0 win over Club Brugge and gave his thoughts.

"What the people here do to support the team is incredible. Club Brugge is the strongest team I have seen in a long time. We are nothing without the players. "We have so much talent in this group. Full of praise for his players and fanbase, the former Hoops gaffer gushed over the atmosphere to help push his side to victory. "These are special moments.