Celtic pin Rangers lockout blame on lack of Ibrox guarantee as club 'not in position' to end away fan ban
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic have released a statement to explain their Rangers away allocation ticket stance - blaming the lack of 'guarantees' over the Ibrox game in January.The return of travelling fans for the first two derby clashes of the season is definitely off, but the SPFL confirmed earlier on Friday that the door is open for that to change ahead of the final two meetings of the season at Parkhead and Ibrox.
The Light Blues were set to have fans return to Celtic Park for the first derby meeting on September 1 with Celtic counterparts pencilled in for a trip across Glasgow on January 2 after an initial agreement to end the lockout was reached.
However, the Hoops hierarchy pulled the plug this week on that agreement, claiming Rangers had failed to meet the safety criteria.
Rangers were left angered and in turn decided to lock Celtic fans out the January showdown to reciprocate for the September decision from their city rivals.
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