Old Firm away fan ban for remaining league fixtures

[Frankie 8,185]

 

[Frankie 8,185]

It's a shame the clubs can't seem to reach an agreement on an equitable solution for number and placement of away supports at these games.

 

Yes, some behaviour hardly inspires but the spectacle suffers without both supports present. Scottish football continues to frustrate and hate itself to death.

[Rousseau 9,498]

Is this partly caused by the events at Hampden?

 

It just seemed like a lot of running away, to me... 🐔

[Frankie 8,185]

3 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Is this partly caused by the events at Hampden?

 

It just seemed like a lot of running away, to me... 🐔

No, it's just Celtic (and Rangers to a lesser degree IMO) playing funny buggers.

 

Essentially, they want to go back to 8000 supporters which sounds fine on the face of it but clearly their away fans get a whole stand with prime viewing whilst our fans get shoved into a corner with restricted viewing.

 

Add in the fact we'd have to move season ticket holders to go back to the old system then I don't see much future in big numbers of away fans unfortunately.

[Gonzo79 13,764]

Rangers fans who blame our board for this really need to understand who the real enemy is.  

[Sutton_blows_goats 4,334]

26 minutes ago, Frankie said:

Essentially, they want to go back to 8000 supporters which sounds fine on the face of it but clearly their away fans get a whole stand with prime viewing whilst our fans get shoved into a corner with restricted viewing.

This 100%. Its alarming how many of our support dont understand this, nor do they care.

[Frankie 8,185]

Just now, Sutton_blows_goats said:

This 100%. Its alarming how many of our support dont understand this, nor do they care.

It's also worth noting that whilst the same numbers may sound equitable it's not when their stadium is around 20% bigger than ours.

[compo 6,221]

I suppose both clubs have to put their season ticket holders first 

[Bill 13,717]

I hope never to see Celtic supporters occupying the Broomloan stand ever again. For me the priority at our ground will always be to maximise the seat allocation and convenience of our own fans and the provision for away fans should only ever be such that it doesn't inconvenience Rangers season ticket holders. Away fans allocations should be such that it suits our stadium requirements and should be the same for all visiting clubs.

 

I have absolutely no interest in some misty eyed return to "how it used to be".

[Bluedell 5,356]

It's unfortunate that Celtic are unable to guarantee the safety of opposition fans, but that says everything about their club and their support. 

 

It's also disappointing that there's a section of our support wanting our club to bow down to their demands. There's no way their allocation should be increased, particularly at the expense of our season ticket holders.