Celtic fan sues club over fall
A CELTIC fan who fell and hit his head at Parkhead is suing the club for more than £60,000.
Matt McGlone, who is the editor of Celtic magazine Alternative View, is taking the club to court after claiming he suffered injuries.
The club says the accident was Mr McGlone’s own fault.
Papers have been lodged at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
A CELTIC fan is suing the club for more than £60,000 after falling and hitting his head minutes after a game at Parkhead.
Matt McGlone, who is the editor of Celtic magazine Alternative View, is taking the club to court after claiming he suffered injuries in the fall.
Mr McGlone wants compensation of £50,000 plus eight per cent each year since the accident – a total of £66,000 so far.
But, in papers lodged at Glasgow Sherrif Court, lawyers for Celtic say the accident was Mr McGlone’s own fault.
The 63-year-old was at Parkhead on December 3, 2014 with his teenage son to see Celtic beat Partick Thistle 1-0.
Around 9.40pm he was heading out of the Jock Stein Stand when he slipped and hit his head on the metal part of a fold-up seat.
Mr McGlone, of Mosspark, suffered a deep cut over his forehead that “bled profusely” and was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Court papers say that, as well as a scar over his eye, he was left with pain in his left knee, neck and back.
Mr McGlone’s lawyers claim a drink was spilled on the ground at the stand, which was also wet due to fans bringing in rain water.
The lawyers say the concrete floor, which is about 20 years old, was worn and slippy, causing the father to fall.
Their claim reads: “The flooring along the row does not meet the minimum slip resistance value considered by the UK Health and Safety Executive as necessary to provide a safe floor environment.”
In response, Celtic claim Mc McGlone, who worked for the club, was rushing to meet his 13-year-old son.
Lawyers for the club say a steward inspected the ground and found it to be dry.
The Celtic fan wrote the book Emotionally Celtic and edits fanzine Alternative View.