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Celtic v Rangers April 8th


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55 minutes ago, AJF said:

Clancy at Celtic Park with no away fans doesn’t bode well for us. Don’t think I know a ref that appears more easily swayed by a crowd than him.

A real worry. He might give a penalty to add to the *checks notes* zero you've had against you so far this season. 

No, that can't be right. My apologies, I've fucked up my notes. That obviously can't be right, silly me!

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8 minutes ago, deadasdillinger said:

A real worry. He might give a penalty to add to the *checks notes* zero you've had against you so far this season. 

No, that can't be right. My apologies, I've fucked up my notes. That obviously can't be right, silly me!

You are spot on, I believe it’s 3 in the last 3 seasons and 48 home games in the league. Quite a remarkable run they are on. 

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Scottish football will be fine Christopher,  most other fans will be more concerned with their own teams games this weekend. 

 

 

Chris Sutton has slammed Rangers for the away fan shutout during derby clashes with Celtic.

The ex-Hoops striker has blasted the Ibrox club for the "shameful" approach to the matter.

The teams will meet in Glasgow's east end on Saturday lunchtime, as Michael Beale's men travel to Celtic Park.

Rangers will be looking to keep any slim title hopes they have alive, while the Hoops will be aiming to put their arch-rivals to the sword

Celtic and Rangers allowed around 800 away punters into their respective stadiums in recent years in the wake of Ibrox chiefs cruelly slashing the traditional 7500 capacity in the Broomloan Stand in Govan.

In response, Celtic hit back by cutting Rangers' allocation on their home patch too.

The sides are said to be locked in a ticket stalemate, with Celtic wanting a return to the old numbers and Rangers are unwilling to budge on the reduced capacity. 

Now, pundit Chris Sutton has branded the move "pathetic", as he pointed to the damaging impact this has on the fixture, as well as Scottish football.

Sutton told the Daily Record: “I don’t like the fans’ situation at all. It’s rubbish for Scottish football. I think having no away fans is rubbish for the perception of Scottish football. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

“When I first joined Celtic, going to Ibrox and having 7500 behind the goal and likewise when Rangers came to Celtic Park made it a far better spectacle.

It’s shameful and a really bad look for Scottish football around the world.

“I just think it’s petty, and it’s something Rangers really need to sort out. I can’t see the upside over all this? What is the benefit of banning away fans from the fixture?

"This game is big around the world and the lockout is pathetic. I think if you asked both sets of supporters, they would say the same thing. It’s ridiculous and it diminishes the spectacle

 

 

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42 minutes ago, bennett said:

Scottish football will be fine Christopher,  most other fans will be more concerned with their own teams games this weekend. 

 

 

Chris Sutton has slammed Rangers for the away fan shutout during derby clashes with Celtic.

The ex-Hoops striker has blasted the Ibrox club for the "shameful" approach to the matter.

The teams will meet in Glasgow's east end on Saturday lunchtime, as Michael Beale's men travel to Celtic Park.

Rangers will be looking to keep any slim title hopes they have alive, while the Hoops will be aiming to put their arch-rivals to the sword

Celtic and Rangers allowed around 800 away punters into their respective stadiums in recent years in the wake of Ibrox chiefs cruelly slashing the traditional 7500 capacity in the Broomloan Stand in Govan.

In response, Celtic hit back by cutting Rangers' allocation on their home patch too.

The sides are said to be locked in a ticket stalemate, with Celtic wanting a return to the old numbers and Rangers are unwilling to budge on the reduced capacity. 

Now, pundit Chris Sutton has branded the move "pathetic", as he pointed to the damaging impact this has on the fixture, as well as Scottish football.

Sutton told the Daily Record: “I don’t like the fans’ situation at all. It’s rubbish for Scottish football. I think having no away fans is rubbish for the perception of Scottish football. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

“When I first joined Celtic, going to Ibrox and having 7500 behind the goal and likewise when Rangers came to Celtic Park made it a far better spectacle.

It’s shameful and a really bad look for Scottish football around the world.

“I just think it’s petty, and it’s something Rangers really need to sort out. I can’t see the upside over all this? What is the benefit of banning away fans from the fixture?

"This game is big around the world and the lockout is pathetic. I think if you asked both sets of supporters, they would say the same thing. It’s ridiculous and it diminishes the spectacle

 

 

I think the police and the folk that stay in the environs of Celtic Park may disagree with that.

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58 minutes ago, Drew Brees said:

You are spot on, I believe it’s 3 in the last 3 seasons and 48 home games in the league. Quite a remarkable run they are on. 

Yet not unprecedented. A longer run was achieved by 1 team. There has also been two occasions this century where a team has gone an entire league campaign without conceding a penalty. Care to guess who?

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