A flag was displayed in the front of the main stand during yesterday’s clash with Hearts and it raised more than a few eyebrows, but not in a negative way.

It was the St Georges Cross of England, not a flag you would associate with the Celtic supporters, or any other set of Scottish supporters outside theRangers, but it’s one that’s welcome all the same. It could have been in support of super Joe Hart, or it could be have been paraded by an English based Celtic supporter. Whatever the reason, it’s more than welcome inside Celtic Park.

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After all we’ve seen a mixture of national flags flown at Celtic Park from as far away as Australia, Canada, the USA, Japan, and South Korea, so why not the St George’s cross especially as we get set to say an incredibly emotional farewell to Joe Hart later this month.

We’ve had several English players represent the club in our history, most notably big names like our present hero Joe Hart, plus Paul Elliott, Chris Sutton, Alan Thompson, Gary Hopper and many others. Celtic supporters don’t have a problem with the English, it’s just a rivalry thing, it’s not hatred, far from it.

Any English man, woman or child is most welcome at Celtic Park as is their national flag, so they can fly it with pride. Celtic is proud of always being a club open to all and that is a guiding principle that will never change inside Paradise.

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