The whiff of spent flares and fireworks from the riot at George Square has barely dissipated, the dreadful realisation of a fire-bombing in a douce Scottish village has yet to be fully felt, but the world of football spins on. Scotland awaits the results of police investigations into the aftermath of Rangers winning the Scottish Premiership title and the wilful fire-raising attack on the home of Peter Lawwell, the outgoing chief executive of Celtic in Thorntonhall, where he lives just outside Glasgow. It is more than enough to engage the public consciousness and dominate media coverage. Yet there is an…

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