England stars brave enough to walk off: Neville
Forrest fires to mark his new Celtic deal in style
Hoos added: “I am left confused, frustrated and incredibly angry that more than 10 weeks after we lodged our complaint of racism, we are still awaiting a decision.
“I am disgusted, embarrassed and dismayed to call them our governing bodies when they are incapable of governing.”
Gary Neville believes it will take a team to walk off the pitch for a sea change to happen, and insists England’s players are brave enough to do it.
Former England and Manchester United defender Neville can see the issue coming to a head soon when a team decide to leave the pitch.
“Everybody would have supported the players and Gareth Southgate in walking off the pitch, but then what I would expect is that if they were punished for that, that other nations would support England and withdraw from the competition,” he said.
“That’s what is going to need to happen here — nations are going to need to take it into their own hands because the governing body are not dealing with it in a satisfactory manner.
“Some of the greatest changes stimulated in society have been through individuals being brave, and we have got some brave, young individuals within that England squad who are not going to take it any more.
“If you started to fine countries millions of pounds you would then start to see significant action.
“There needs to be significant pain, every act of racism should be punished heavily.”
CELTIC: Forster, Bauer, Jullien, Ajer, Taylor (Hayes 88), Brown (Ntcham 69), McGregor, Forrest, Christie, Elyounoussi, Edouard (Morgan 82). Subs not used: Gordon, Bitton, Rogic, Elhamed.
ST MIRREN: Hladky, McGinn, Broadfoot, McLoughlin, Waters, Magennis (Mullen 75), Flynn (Andreu 63), McGinn, Foley, Durmus (Morias 82), Obika.
Subs not used: MacKenzie, Djorkaeff, MacPherson, Lyness.
Man of the match: Forrest
Match rating: 7/10
Referee: Kevin Clancy
JAMES Forrest celebrated his new contract with a goal as Celtic beat St Mirren 2-0 at Parkhead.
The winger netted Celtic’s second goal in quick succession just after the interval, hours after signing a one-year contract extension which ties him to the club until 2023.
The 28-year-old came closest to breaking the first-half deadlock as St Mirren defended in numbers and displayed good skill and composure to net in the 54th minute.
Mohamed Elyounoussi had opened the scoring five minutes earlier from close range as Celtic responded to three firsthalf goals from Rangers at Ross County to ultimately ensure they remain top of the Ladbrokes Premiership by one goal.
Celtic handed Greg Taylor his long-awaited debut almost two months after his move from Kilmarnock and the left-back made a good contribution to their attacking play.
St Mirren were one point off the bottom at kick-off but their defensive record was not far off Celtic’s with nine goals conceded in 10 matches, only two more than the champions.
Their ability to close down space in and around their penalty box presented the hosts with a challenge and Celtic were restricted to long-range efforts in the opening quarter with Ryan Christie coming closest with a dipping effort.
Saints were having their moments, though, and Jon Obika had a clear chance 25 minutes in when he brought down a long pass and held off Kristoffer Ajer.
The striker got a left-footed shot away but it lacked power and Fraser Forster got down to save.
Celtic’s biggest first-half threat appeared to be from corners and Christopher Jullien twice came close.
The visitors continued to crowd out Celtic in front of their goal but Forrest came close on the stroke of half-time when he got a yard of space and saw his shot touched onto the near post by Vaclav Hladky.
The opener came after Odsonne Edouard used his quick feet to bypass the crowd of pink and black shirts in front of him.
The Frenchman collected a pass from Scott Brown, shifted his feet and curled a shot off the inside of a post. Christie made a hash of the rebound but the ball ricocheted kindly for Elyounoussi, who tapped home.
Forrest doubled the lead after good close control in the box, taking a pass and finding an angle to slot into the far corner from 14 yards.
With St Mirren struggling in front of goal, the quick-fire double made it mission impossible, though Celtic were unable to find a third goal.
Elyounoussi had a shot blocked from a good opportunity and later Edouard skied a simple chance.