Hi Richard , Kirkmuirhill , you must live in one of the most enlightened corners of your village , the evidence is glaring ( from both sides ) of the divide. However the statistics / evidence shows who bears the brunt of sectarian abuse ,
have a guess ..........

John McCormick, wishaw,

As usual when Celtic take a thumping they will do anything but talk about football. Singing songs, a coach who shouts drunken abuse at the wrong guy, death threats to opposition players, broken seats etc etc. All of these will be talked about before the actual game.

davesmith, Glasgow, uk

Salmond has realised that there is no great problem with sectarianism. Knife crime, teenage pregnancy, alcohol abuse etc are all more important. The RC church hold the key to sectarianism, not the Rangers support.

davesmith, Glasgow, uk

Graham Spiers is quite simply a great journalist. He combines neutrality with truth and measured observation, something very rare in today's media.
Neil Lennon did not start the fight. He was also attacked further while unconscious. The papers Scots papers ignored this - WHY? Thanks again Graham

Paul, London,

Britain always benefited from divide 'n' rule policies in its colonies and they have attempted the same trick here. The Irish vs British tribalism in Glasgow is useful in encouraging people to forget that their loyalty should be to the country they live in ie Scotland!

Joe Middleton, Edinburgh, Scotland

the sectarian chants rangers sing? hmmm the famine is over perhalps chris, glasgow,scotland.
you are blind if you think rangers do not have a massive problem.

baz, glasgow,

Well done again Mr Spears,This has to be addressed.I am a Celtic fan .I know some of our fans are still keen to sing the old brigade rubbish,but on the whole they have cleaned up their act.But the Rangers fans are 10 times worse.And when is someone going to stop them singing Racist songs

Jim Forrest, GLASGOW,

Once again you peddle the same tired old story with no basis in fact. Please tell me the sectarian songs that the Rangers support were singing? Or did you just not like them? Also if you and Jack McConnell want to do something about sectarianism maybe you could start with his brother in law?

Chris, Glasgow, Scotland

To John Ware,

Neil Lennon is singled out becuase he is a catholic from Northern Ireland and not for any other reason. Rangers are still stuck in the dark ages. Get a grip!

Coulter, Glasgow, Scotland

The chanting the rangers did and have done for a while now about Jock Stein is absolutely disgusting, the attack on Neil Lennon was also absolutely disgusting as what had also occured in Manchester now thats not a minority of fans in my opinion thousands of fans ran a mock there and what came of it?

John , Glasgow, Scotland

o wise one why are there such punch ups in Italy, Belgium, and other countries between teams of probably the same religion. in Scotland there is no hassle with visiting Irish fans for rugby but that's in Edinburgh. it is simply football that attracts the great unwashed. truly bread and circuses.

Arrow, edinburgh, scotland

Graham,
Coaches ARE attacked in London! Violence is routine following English derby games. And remember the UEFA riot? I applaud your standpoint (journalists are as influential as politicians) however sectarianism and fans' antisocial behaviour are separate problems with separate cures.

David, Newcastle, England

Once again Spiers tells it like it is, the rest of the Scottish Press ignore it......and we all know why.

Joe Cunningham, Glasgow, UK

Check your sources, Graham.

Every eyewitness account says Lennon instigated the fight. There have been plenty of Catholics who have played for Celtic, so why would he be singled out for abuse?

The real reason for the abuse of Lennon is that he brings it upon himself. Much like Gazza did at Rangers

John Ware, Leeds, UK

Well said graham, wish you could say the same about the attack at clydebank railway station on sunday night, or the novo incident.

"there is a more significant problem at Rangers"

I have yet to see the evidence

richard, kirkmuirhill, scotland

The only journalist in Scotland with a backbone in place of an agenda. The stuff I heard on Sunday was beyond the pale.

David Brooks, Glasgow, Scotland