THE family of a former Celtic star who became a WWI hero yesterday slammed the Hoops fans who staged a sick anti-poppy protest.
And they said William Angus - the only Scots professional footballer to win the Victoria Cross - would be "spinning in his grave" at the supporters' behaviour.
Angus, who died in 1959 aged 71, played for Celtic for two seasons before serving as a Lance-Corporal in WWI.
He won the military's top gong after losing an eye and a foot saving an injured pal under heavy German fire.
Last night, his nephew George McNulty, 86, hit out at fans who unveiled banners reading 'No Bloodstained Poppy on Our Hoops' at Parkhead, as Celtic beat Aberdeen 9-0 on Saturday.
George, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, said: "My uncle would be spinning in his grave to think people calling themselves Celtic fans could behave like this.
"He was proud to play for Celtic - and proud to serve his country."
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