Worried Ally McCoist erupts over hate crime law and claims Rangers diehards are sitting ducks vs Celtic

Angry Ally McCoist has ripped into the new hate crime act which has come into effect in Scotland - claiming he and his fellow Rangers fans will all be at risk of breaching it against Celtic on Sunday.

The bill – passed by MSPs back in 2021 – was rubber-stamped on Monday and aims to combat abuse which 'stirs up hatred' surrounding age, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and disability. But a het-up McCoist – who praised the law's loudest detractor JK Rowling – is aghast over the introduction of it in Scotland and believes he and his fellow Ibrox supporters will be in the cross hairs of it when Philippe Clement's side host their biggest rivals this weekend.

Speaking to talkSPORT, McCoist said: "We've got a hate bill. by the way, a hate bill has been passed in the country. And I can guarantee you, next Sunday at Ibrox, I, along with 48,000 will be committing a breach of that hate bill in the particular Rangers vs Celtic game we are all going to. It is madness."

And McCoist believes officers in blue will be not be for the law which has come into effect with fears from within it could damage public trust in the force.

The Rangers icon added: "That's exactly what the police think (impossible to enforce). The police spokesperson has come out and more and less said that. He obviously can't because he'll get himself in trouble. He has implied it, everybody with two brain cells in their head knows it's madness, crazy. There is nobody in our country who thinks that is a good idea, who I have spoken to."