A FOOTBALL fan paid his respects to the 1971 disaster victims at the Ibrox memorial.
However, Rangers supporters were surprised to see that the man actually supports their rival team.
Seen decked out in his green and white strip, the Hoops fan left a bunch of flowers wrapped in his team's colours at the base of the John Greig statue.
The memorial outside Rangers Football Club's Ibrox Stadium commemorates the 1971 Ibrox disaster.
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The crush among the crowd at the Old Firm match led to 66 deaths and more than 200 injuries.
Rangers fan and Twitter user @bluebreeze1970s posted: "We’ve all seen this guy before dressed in his gear.
"But I thought it was really considerate of him putting flowers down at Our Memorial."
We’ve all seen this guy before dressed in his Gear. But I thought it was really considerate of him putting flowers down at Our Memorial 👍 pic.twitter.com/XWauzCyCOX
— GordonL2™ (@bluebreeze1970s) 23 September 2017
Other football fans were also quick to praise the actions of the Hoops supporter.
I’ve heard he lays flowers at every old firm match at ibrox tho so fair play to him
— Lorna (@kitbis) 23 September 2017
He's a decent guy who turns up for the commemoration on 2nd January #rivalsnotenemies
— Stuart MacQuarrie (@stuartmacq) 23 September 2017
Anyone who respects and remembers the dead, deserve respect themselves.
— The Billy Boy (@TheBillyBoy4) 23 September 2017
Yesterday, Brendan Rodgers’ side continued their unbeaten domestic run with a 2-0 triumph against the Light Blues thanks to goals from Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths.
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