Vaclav Cerny is both the hero and the villain of the piece as the fallout from Rangers’ victory at Celtic Park enters its third day.
Cerny is under investigation by Police Scotland after allegedly splashing some Celtic fans with water following Hamza Igamane’s late Parkhead goal.
In the wake, Rangers fans have naturally hailed Cerny as a cult hero, despite the fact that the Czech international is public enemy number one in Glasgow’s east end.
Cerny might possibly face a ban for his antics at Celtic Park.
Celtic are furious, Rangers are laughing, but one outspoken pundit reckons that the situation with Vaclav Cerny has now gotten so out of hand the Old Firm fixture needs a reality check.
Tam McManus defends Vaclav Cerny
Tam McManus is not typically one to support Rangers, but the former Hibs striker has put his backing behind Vaclav Cerny.
McManus took to social media platform X to protest against the snitching that has resulted in Cerny being questioned by police over nothing.
However, the former Hibees hitman has proposed that Cerny be warned about his future behaviour and told that such behaviour is not acceptable in the Old Firm.
McManus has responded diplomatically, stating that while Cerny should not have’skooshed’ Celtic fans with water, the incident does not warrant a police inquiry.
“Should Cerny have skooshed water over the Celtic fans? 100% no,” said McManus.
”Should the police be getting involved? 100% no.
”I would like to think someone at Rangers would have a quiet word with him to him that you can’t do that here especially in this fixture. That should be the end of it.”
Vaclav Cerny responds to Celtic ‘watergate’ fall-out
Celtic fans are never upset after an Old Firm defeat, and we’re sure they’re not just ignoring back-to-back losses to Rangers.
Normally, the Parkhead side would turn to borderline refereeing calls to justify their defeat, but Steven McLean had nothing to decide at Celtic Park.
Instead, Celtic fans are looking to Vaclav Cerny to passive aggressively deal with the defeat, but the Rangers winger isn’t biting.
Speaking whilst out on international duty with the Czech Republic, Cerny branded the entire situation ‘absurd’.
Cerny said: “I don’t want to say too much, I can’t. I find it a bit absurd.
“The stands are so close, to have open water… I didn’t even know what was happening at that moment. I just ran. It’s a derby.”
