Celtic tell Rangers there’s NO chance fans will be at December derby as Hoops chiefs believe security promises were broken

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Celtic are set to tell Rangers and the SPFL there is NO CHANCE Gers fans will be allowed into Parkhead for the December derby clash.

The Old Firm ticket wars are set to escalate after Hoops chiefs confirmed they would NOT be taking up their allocation for next month’s clash at Ibrox – with the Light Blues insisting they WILL expect briefs for the return in the East End. Record Sport understands Celtic refused the offer of 700 tickets as they believe promises over ramped up security were not met and they are now determined to shut out Rangers supporters in the second encounter of the season.

And the Parkhead club are also prepared to battle it out with league bosses if the SPFL get involved in the fight. League rules state home clubs must make provision for ‘a reasonable number of visiting supporters’ for matches and if clubs can’t agree the SPFL will step in.

Rangers are understood to have already written to Hampden chiefs to demand their allocation – but the SPFL can’t get involved until there is confirmation of Celtic’s stance.League rules state: “The Home club must make provision for the admission of such reasonable number of visiting supporters at every home League Match and Play-Off Match as may be agreed in advance with the Visiting Club and, in the event of their being unable to agree such number not later than 14 days prior to the date of the League Match or Play-Off Match in question, the number of visiting supporters allowed shall be determined by the Board whose decision shall be final and binding.”The Old Firm clubs have been at loggerheads over away allocations since the return to full houses after the pandemic – and the scrap exploded last term.