ian1964 10,415 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Brendan Rodgers insists Celtic and Rangers must meet in first game after the split for good of game Celtic boss reckons it is an indictment of Scottish society that league chiefs would avoid a title deciding clash between the Glasgow rivals. By Ronnie Esplin Brendan Rodgers has urged SPFL chiefs to embrace rather than avoid a possible post-split title-deciding clash between Celtic and Rangers. The Hoops boss has slammed suggestions league bosses will avoid a potential Premiership clincher for Celtic against their rivals as a "sad indictment" of Scotland. Celtic went to within one victory of their seventh successive Premiership title with a 2-1 victory at Hamilton, where substitute Leigh Griffiths scored the winner after Rakish Bingham had cancelled out Callum McGregor's early opener. They moved 13 points clear of Rangers and Aberdeen and could wrap up the league in the first game after the split. However, when the fixtures are imminently announced it is likely their first match will not be against Rangers, whom they play in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park next Sunday, which irks Rodgers. "I think it's sad for Scottish football and it's sad for society in Scotland," said the Celtic boss. "In probably any other country in the world, they would look to play the game and showcase your football and country on telly - whether it was Real Madrid v Barcelona, Manchester United v Manchester City or AC Milan v Inter. "But for some reason we can't do that here which is a sad indictment of the world that it is here at times. "But if it's one they want to do, then they should do it and put it at an appropriate kick-off time and trust that people can behave themselves and play the game and show it as a great advert for Scottish football. "Don't bury your head in the sand and hope things don't happen." The football authorities in Scotland have always been wary of the scenario where one side of the Old Firm can possibly win the title against the other since the trouble which occurred in 1999 when Rangers won the league at Celtic Park, before the split had been introduced to Scottish football. Referee Hugh Dallas, father of Andrew Dallas, was injured by a missile amid some stormy scenes at Parkhead. However, Rodgers said: "Let's live and learn. I know they are trying to avoid what happened in 1999 but it's been a long time since then. "You have to show that football and society has changed for the better and you can make it work. "Hopefully they will do that - if that's what they want to do and not just try and avoid it. "Scotland is a wonderful country with passionate supporters so make it a great advert - let's not run away from it." https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brendan-rodgers-insists-celtic-rangers-12327052 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooponthewing 1,139 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Again the DR muddy the truth by highlighting “a missile amid stormy scenes at Parkhead”. It was of course a missile in the shape of a coin from the mhanky mobs supporters in the main stand. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Walterbear 557 Posted April 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) “But for some reason we can't do that here which is a sad indictment.” its not ‘for some reason’ it’s because Celtic fans went mental last time with their usual lack of sporting integrity. They simply can’t be trusted in such a fixture because even in this day and age they still think they are fighting a real war. They can’t be trusted at Ibrox and they certainly cant be trusted in their own dump. Our players and officials simply would not be safe. They can’t lose with dignity but almost uniquely they can’t win with dignity. Once your fans and players show they can handle such a fixture the authorities might think about it Brendan. Until then remember it’s YOUR fans who created this situation so YOU need to suggest what steps your club will take to ensure you can behave on such an occasion. Its a sad indictment of YOUR fans not a sad indictment on the world. Edited April 8, 2018 by Walterbear 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Rodgers can't shut-up these days. Perhaps he doesn't want the focus on his teams turgid display at Hamilton. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,621 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 The reason they won't play this match after the split is because of the Timplosion in '99. It is a sad indictment on Celtic fans, not Scotland. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,138 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Bring it on anytime at our place or their dump 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,258 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 8 April 2018 at 19:39, Gonzo79 said: The reason they won't play this match after the split is because of the Timplosion in '99. It is a sad indictment on Celtic fans, not Scotland. Everyone knows this but won't say it. And Rodgers is getting more and more deluded. The way he went at Liverpool. Good news for us . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,246 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 ... for a second, just imagine they do that and the Scum does not get the win they need for another tainted title? Possibly a week after we dump them out of the cup. Rodgers is beyond hope anyway. What did he say about Brown last week, after the Legoeater had his balls checked by the Stags guy? Quote "He (Brown) is aggressive but fair and honest and that's why everyone talks about the way he plays. "He is unique, absolutely brilliant for us and he just gets up and on with the game and controlled the game." Does he say that to keep Brown quiet? Just noted that the Accies also had a player sent off today to ease the path for the Yahoos to another easier win on the trott. Wonder how wonderful his players were today. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,258 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Not difficult now to see how PSG dumped the yahoos 12-1 over 2 games. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 5 hours ago, cooponthewing said: Again the DR muddy the truth by highlighting “a missile amid stormy scenes at Parkhead”. It was of course a missile in the shape of a coin from the mhanky mobs supporters in the main stand. It’s worse than that. They mention ONE incident from that game when there were half a dozen. the coin throwing, two (IIRC) pitch encroachments to get at Dallas and some clown launching himself off the top tier. Dont ever let them forget that the reason title deciders between Rangers and Celtic will always be avoided is because of CELTIC fans, nobody else ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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