ian1964 10,386 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 RANGERS fans will be locked out of the Old Firm derby clash at Parkhead on January 2. Celtic had 700 briefs cancelled at the last minute before the August 29 meeting at Ibrox. And Hoops chiefs will now follow suit - meaning the next derby will be also played in front of home fans only. The issue was raised at a Celtic fans' forum Q&A held last week, with various senior club officials. Hoops' acting chief executive Michael Nicholson was among those present at the discussion. And it was confirmed Rangers would receive no allocation after Celtic fans were locked out in August. Ibrox chiefs made a u-turn on plans to host 700 away fans, due to uncertainty over a similar arrangement for the January 2 fixture. At that time, Celtic couldn't give a guarantee there would be a Gers allocation - due to red zone restrictions and season ticket numbers. Rangers withdrew the Hoops allocation for Ibrox and will now get no tickets for the crucial new year derby. SunSport understands Celtic chiefs would be open to talks over a return to a reciprocal away ticket arrangement for future Old Firm games. But that won't change for the January 2 showdown - with the entire crowd set to be made up of home fans. Up until three years ago, both clubs hosted around 7,000 away punters for Old Firm games. Rangers cut Celtic's allocation to around 800 ahead of the 2018/19 season - with the Hoops doing likewise in return. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7934293/rangers-fans-celtic-next-old-firm-scrapping-away-tickets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1635778659 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,553 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Can't really blame them. It's nearly 20 years since I set foot in the Piggery and I haven't missed it one bit - nothing but a putrid den of nefariousness and victimhood. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 No surprise. They couldn't give us tickets after we didn't give them any. Their fans would have been in uproar. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Who cares! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,079 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 And to think that at one time the tickets were almost a 50/50 split welcome to football in the bigoted west coast of Scotland 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,386 Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Bluedell said: No surprise. They couldn't give us tickets after we didn't give them any. Their fans would have been in uproar. Was that not under Government restrictions though? doesn't affect me all the same!. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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