Chalmers surprised at Old Firm tension

10 March 2011 15:30
Celtic legend Stevie Chalmers still socialises with his former Old Firm rivals 40 years after leaving the club - so he cannot understand how relations between the current teams have become so strained. The Lisbon Lion felt his generation fused a determination to win on the park with an ability to get on off the pitch. So he was disappointed to see some of the clashes in recent Old Firm matches, which culminated in Celtic boss Neil Lennon being pulled apart from Rangers assistant Ally McCoist following the Parkhead club's 1-0 Scottish Cup win last week. Chalmers, who is number four on Celtic's all-time scorer's list with 231 goals, said: "I play a lot of golf and there are a lot of the past Rangers players play golf as well. "When we come up together, we're like great pals, just like your other team-mates."

Source: PA