Footie thugs are smuggling flares into matches by hiding them in baguettes, it has been claimed. Dozens of flares, strobes, smoke canisters and rockets were set off at the Glasgow Derby Viaplay Cup final at Hampden in a crowd of 50,000 people on February 26.
Less than a week later, a smoke bomb was hurled onto the pitch by an Aberdeen supporter on Saturday evening narrowly missed Pittodrie midfielder Ryan Duncan by a matter of inches, with both clubs working with police to identify the culprit.
English fans have moved away from pyrotechnics in recent years, amid hopes Scottish fans will follow suit - but it was claimed some are using baguettes to smuggle them in.
