Twisted thugs bought Celtic player cushions to torch as sick effigies on Bonfire Night

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Sick yobs tried to buy scores of Celtic player novelty cushions to torch on bonfire night, the Record can reveal. Stars including Hoops captain Callum McGregor and club legend Henrik Larsson have been immortalised as giant draught excluders.

But twisted thugs wanted to use them as “Guys” on November 5 in Northern Ireland. Luckily the vile ploy was rumbled by the boss of Scots-based Etsy firm StopperFC which makes the quirky pillows.

Owner Ritchie Crossman, 46, said: “I got an order through for ten McGregors and ten Larssons from an individual near Belfast.“Straight away I was suspicious as the most orders I’ve ever had for a player from the same buyer was two. “I did a wee bit of digging and found his social media pages. “He’d already posted he was ‘interested in going’ to a bonfire event next week. “Then in another post he said how he had something ‘special’ lined up. “It was pretty obvious to me that the draught excluders were going to be used as Guys.“I messaged him to say I’d be cancelling the order which was pretty annoying given it was worth a few hundred quid.“But this was just wrong and couldn’t be allowed to happen. “He laughed it off but then all his social media vanished which I think was pretty telling.” Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in!If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.We also treat our community members