SNS GroupA man who carried out a murder bid on a Celtic fan has been jailed for four and a half years.
Billy Reid, 22, punched and stamped on the 27-year-old victim before kicking him on the head as he lay stricken on the road.
A police appeal was launched, with social media helping to trace the attacker after he fled the scene.
The first offender was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday.
He had admitted last month to a charge of attempted murder.
Judge Douglas Brown cut the jail term from six years due to the guilty plea.
The attack occurred on Duke Street in Dennistoun on February 28, 2024.
Prosecutor David Fisken said the victim had been at the Celtic match at Parkhead that night.
The Scottish Premiership champions beat Dundee 7-1.
The man and a friend went for a drink in a local pub following the game.
Reid and another man had initially been in the Alexandra Bar in Duke Street before going to the nearby pub, The Palais.
Reid later left alone and passed the victim, who was described as being in “good spirits”.
It was then that he pulled out his phone and appeared to be filming the man.
The man challenged Reid about this, and there was a brief altercation in the street.
Reid was said to be “agitated” as he returned to his friend in the pub before quickly going back out to chase the victim.
Prosecutor Mr Fisken then explained: “[The victim] slipped and fell in the road.
“While on the ground, Reid repeatedly punched him before stamping on his head twice.
“Reid’s friend pushed him away from [the victim], who was unresponsive.
“Reid took a last running kick at the man’s head while he appeared to be unconscious on the ground.”
Reid, of the city’s Parkhead, left his badly hurt victim as witnesses rushed to his aid.
The man was taken to hospital where he was initially found to have a wound on the back of his head, a bleed near the brain and fractures to his skull and cheek.
He was able to leave the hospital days later, and the injuries have healed with “no lasting effects”.
Reid was not traced at the time, and there was a police media appeal in late March 2024 to try to catch him.
Officers found Reid’s friend had used his bank card to buy drinks in one of the bars they had been in that night.
This led to a social media check and officers identified Reid from photos on his Facebook profile.
The attacker was later arrested, but made no comment when quizzed about the crime.
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