Tam McManus slams 'morons' in Rangers end who disrespected late Hibs chairman Ron Gordon during minute's applause

Firstly, my deepest sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of Ron Gordon. Nobody is untouched by cancer, whether it’s personally or through the loss of a loved one.

That’s what makes my following statement about certain fans at the League Cup Final all the more damning. An element within the Rangers support had a decency and class bypass after desecrating the minute’s tribute to mark the passing of the Easter Road chairman.

It takes a special type of moron to refuse to give 60 seconds to show some respect. It was disgusting behaviour which doesn’t reflect well on their club, whose officials should be condemning it. I’ve seen it all but I’ll never just shrug and shake my head – it should be called out always. Belting out the ‘Billy Boys’ during the brief moment when fans were asked, at the very least, to stay quiet was the action of bampots. Celtic fans reacted by booing and there you had it – a reminder at Hampden on Sunday that the Old Firm rivalry is always used as a platform of hate by the knuckle-draggers.

But enough about Scottish football’s dark side. Ron’s death will leave so many questions about the immediate future of Hibs but this is not the time to ask them.

A family lost a husband, father and brother, they should be given the space to grieve. The club have announced the agm will be brought forward to the first few weeks of this month, which will be an opportunity to get a clearer picture of what the plans are now that Ron’s no longer with us.

Listening to and reading the tributes to him have shown he was clearly a lovely man highly regarded by those who met him. As a chairman, he was the real deal, a man with vision. His Hibs legacy will be one that should not be clouded by a lack of success on