Derek McInnes’ swipe at a Celtic coach has quickly backfired, shifting attention away from his comments and back onto his own controversial past.
The former Aberdeen and Rangers player’s remarks following Celtic’s draw with Hearts sparked an immediate reaction among supporters, who responded by resurfacing elements of McInnes’ own playing history.
One social media post circulating among supporters referenced past incidents from McInnes’ time as a Rangers player, drawing renewed attention to a long-standing controversy.
A reminder that the wee fake tanned c–t McInnes whining about a minute’s silence being “disrespected” by Celtic fans is the same Derek McInnes who sang songs about ki–ing Catholics when he played for the Old Rangers. He’s the last c–t that should be preaching to fu–ing anyone. pic.twitter.com/816mJvsYS9
— The Ayrshire Separatist (@DanielJMath1) November 10, 2024
McInnes’ comments about a Celtic coach have now snowballed, with the social media reaction dragging up an unsavoury episode from the Hearts boss’ Rangers past.
Let’s take a look.
Derek McInnes’ Rangers-era singing resurfaces after Celtic Hearts draw
This is a story that we first covered back in November 2024 when McInnes’ rage about Celtic fans not respecting a minutes silence drew up his past singing sectarian songs whilst at Rangers.
The Free Library still holds a copy of a 1999 report where McInnes was named as one of many Rangers players taking part the singning.
The report said, “Before [Donald Findlay] jokingly asking supporters to keep his secret, he warned: ‘You have to be very careful or you end up on the front page of the Daily Record.'”
He was reported to have led songs containing explicit anti-Catholic language, an incident that caused widespread outrage at the time.
The report continued, “His rabble-rousing performance came after an evening spent with Rangers players celebrating their Scottish Cup triumph over deadly rivals Celtic.
“The Ibrox club’s high-profile Catholic signing Neil McCann, who famously supports Celtic, was pictured near Findlay but remained silent throughout the singing.
“Other Scottish players, including Ian Ferguson and Derek McInnes joined in the raucous choruses.”
McInnes has never publicly addressed the resurfaced footage, which continues to reappear whenever tensions involving Celtic flare up.
Here is a video Findlay taking part in the songs with some recognisable faces in view:
Good bit of footage from a while back.
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) May 17, 2021
Contains the Donald Findlay incident at a function after Rangers won the league.
Comments from Walter Smith and Ally McCoist are somewhat clumsy.
The young lady is articulate and calm, really nails a few points. pic.twitter.com/p6ZLOCI1vk
Walter Smith and Ally McCoist’s comments are very interesting.
Not a good look for anyone still involved in the Scottish game either as a player, coach, manager or pundit.
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