My son was there with me that night. He was so frightened
that then I knew his autism didn't allow him to be amongst crowds. After that night I decided to give up our season tickets
his health comes first. Haven't been to game since.But you all know we make decisions in life and this was the best decision I made on behalf of my son.
Crowds like that Ally, they can be scary for even the most seasoned veteran attender.
We've all been there, either in an overly populated janefield or somewhere else around the stadium.
A few times now I've considered myself and others to be lucky to not have been trampled by a horse. Its like one second you're in the middle of hundreds or thousands of people and suddenly a gap appears from nowhere and you're faced with one of those mighty beasts, only when you're that close do you realise the immense power and weight these animals have.
They're on concrete , meaning they slip and slide and I make it a point to steer clear of them whenever I see them such has been the close calls I've endured.
Thing is that even the copper on horseback has little control over his/her horse when it starts sliding like that, as I said pretty scary stuff even moreso if it's something new to you.
As we are all too aware , not that we weren't anyway, football is a game , Celtic is our club, we love them with such passion it becomes a way of life.
Then we're made aware of Jamsam and his good lady and the holiday that went sour, everything Celtic, everything football is right out the window without a second thought.
Family and loved ones always come first.
You did the correct thing Ally, you tried the intro it didn't work and leave it be, I was the same with my bhoy during his early experiences of CP, didn't quite go as planned , stopped taking him until 'he' really wanted to go back, its a different proposition when you are responsible for the well being of your child or family member or loved one when you're taking them into the 60,000 people cauldron of CP, even moreso when you factor in the unwavering determination of Celtic supporters insistence on all getting into the stadium and seated 5 minutes before kick off, we are notorious for this.