The news that Celtic fans will once again watch the upcoming Scottish Cup quarter-finals in the free Broome Loans stand at Ibrox seems to have angered the large number of fans who watched the latest version of Rangers in 2012…
Celtic beat Dundee in extra time, a draw that was both unsurprising and, to be honest, a bit of a shock as Rangers avenged last season’s Queen’s Park defeat to them at Ibrox.
Not surprising because rangers Another draw at home, when was the last time they played a cup tie outside of Glasgow? Shockingly, they managed to draw Celtic, who would normally get the lowest-ranked team in the draw (see the Women’s Scottish Cup draw earlier this week for a recent example).
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Visiting teams in the Scottish Cup are now entitled to 20% of the tickets according to the rules. The current capacity at Ibrox is 51,700, so Celtic are entitled to 10,340 tickets.
Our view is that we should retain the 7,500 seats in the free Bloom loan, and the 800 seats in that dangerous little corner, bringing our allocation to about 8,300, which is still below our entitlement.
It turns out the two clubs have agreed to return to traditional distribution, with Celtic supporters occupying the Free Broome Loans stand and restless locals occupying the other three stands. This would set a similar allocation of 14.5% for future Glasgow Derby Cup games at Celtic Park – rather than the 20% they would be screaming at. This means Celtic will offer the Ibrox club the latest 8,759 tickets instead of the 12,082 they requested on poor forums and social accounts.
Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard celebrates a goal to give Celtic a 3-2 lead. Rangers v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Ibrox, 11 March 2018. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO
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Returning to traditional distribution is a smart move for the Celtics to play the long game. Celtic’s allotment was slashed after a beautiful Sunday when Celtic’s ten men won at Ibrox with Odsonne Edouard’s winner finally breaking their allotment. They hatched a plan to push Celtic supporters into a dangerous corner and the game lost much of its appeal to a wider audience around the world.
Martin O’Neal spoke about this last week and hopes the situation will lead to a return at full assignment. The current situation in the Scottish Premiership is that in the four Glasgow derbies, the visiting team only received 5% of the stadium capacity.
After the final whistle, the Celtics players walked off the field in triumph. The Celtics won the game 3-2. Rangers v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Ibrox, 11 March 2018. Photo: Stuart Wallace
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Hopefully, following the Scottish Cup fixtures – whatever the outcome – this can progress to a traditional allocation in the following season.
A Rangers fan sat in the Govan Stand with his head in his hands after watching his team lose 3-2 to 10-man Celtic. Rangers v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Ibrox, 11 March 2018. Photography: Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO
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