You’ll probably have noticed that theRangers Chief Executive James Bisgrove has been playing to the crowd today getting their pet hacks to ‘report’ on the Glasgow Derby ticket row very much from their disingenuous stance.
Now we are told Bisgrove is going to write to the SPFL to DEMAND tickets for the Glasgow Derby math at Celtic Park later this year. Well, The Celtic Star can do him a favour and save him the price of a stamp, because we can confirm this evening that after speaking to a senior source at Celtic this evening, there is NO CHANCE that there will be any tickets given to theRangers fans for the game at Celtic Park on Saturday 30 December. NO CHANCE.
Rather than just print the spin being pushed by Bisgrove, ‘journalists’ at the Scottish mainstream media should perhaps have dug a little deeper to find out the real story that has been going on behind the scenes as the two Scottish Premiership clubs – Celtic and theRangers – have been in dialogue about the away ticket allocations and specifically the safety concerns surrounding that small away corner at Ibrox.
Had the hacks done this they might have discovered some of the facts that The Celtic Star can report on this evening, what’s that word they like to use? Yes, that’s it...EXCLUSIVE.
So here goes with some exclusive facts that the hacks are free to check for themselves.
Would you believe it if we told you that back in April 2023 theRangers accepted that the away corner at Ibrox was NOT safe for Celtic fans in particular, but actually away fans in general. And of course that is why there were no away fans at the final two Scottish Premiership matches at the end of last season.
There has been no changes made to the proposed away area for Celtic fans over the summer so had Celtic accepted the tickets for Ibrox for the forthcoming fixture they would have been sending supporters into an area that Celtic FC and theRangers FC AGREED was unsafe.
And there’s more. Having AGREED that the away area at Ibrox is indeed unsafe theRangers have CONFIRMED to Celtic FC than they plan to install nets to prevent bottles and other missiles raining down on the away support at their stadium. However theRangers then confirmed that these nets would NOT be in place for the first Glasgow Derby of the season at Ibrox on 3rd September.
“Why would they put up nets if they believe it’s safe?” our senior Celtic source rhetorically asked The Celtic Star this evening. And there’s more. We understand that Celtic have had SEVEN supporters struck with glass bottles on the last two occasions we have played at Ibrox where Celtic have accepted an away allocation for that dangerous corner.
And this doesn’t include near misses from bottles, coins, lighters and other missiles and of course there has been plenty of trouble elsewhere inside Ibrox when Celtic have been there in recent times, including a member of Celtic’s staff being scared for life after being hit across the head with a glass bottle as he walked down the tunnel at the interval in April 2022. The culprit, from the corporate section in the main stand, is currently residing at His Majesty’s pleasure.
So finally, about James Bisgrove’s plan to write to the SPFL to demand tickets for Celtic Park, how is that going to play out. Our senior source at Celtic told us that there is absolutely NO CHANCE of there being any of theRangers fans at the next SPFL match between the teams at Celtic Park.
Did CELTIC start the TICKET ALLOCATION WAR OF 2023!?!
Eh, no.
Another reminder… here is Gary Ralston, on the official Daily Record Rangers Podcast, August 2017… 2 0 1 7… vocalising the Rangers fans desire to cut allocation cause we scudded them.pic.twitter.com/OzIUn4s68y
— 🍔 Gastro Celtic 🍀 (@Gastro_Celtic) August 17, 2023
The nets would need to be installed above the heads of the new clubs supporters to prevent them from acting out their outrage at getting battered again.
This is their answer? Nets! They are a disgusting stain on humanity. They have played to the lowest base of their utterly vile support and encouraged the worst element of their support, using bigotry to bring in the cash..
I have a number of good friends who had supported them since they were kids, but stopped going 10 years ago when they saw what the Ibrox Board were milking. They were disgusted and remain disgusted. They have vowed never to set food in Mordor ever again.
When SPFL turn down The Rangers demand it will allow them to claim everyone is against them.
It was the plan all along to turn the tables of their own stupidity & blame Celtic. Give them nothing..
Nets at Ibrox to stop the hail of bottles being thrown at away supporters ( and smashed on to the pitch ! ) – good start !
But … why are there numerous instances of away fans being targeted by bottle-throwers ? Why is there no searching of supporters to prevent these missiles getting in to the stadium ? Every other ground in Scotland can achieve this simple feat – why can’t theRangers ? Are their stewards actually stewards or just supporters with high-viz jackets ( and bottles ) ?
I hope that Celtic see sense in this matter and refuse any ticket allocation that is less than that which used to be the normal acceptable level before theRangers bigoted Board under King decided to plunge the depths and appeal to the lowlifes who habit so much of the Bigotdome .
nets are not enough to control these pepil there club should revert back and install cages they can not be trusted
Nets have been installed at least one premiership club in England……..they do not prevent liquid attacks on visiting supporters however .crisp bags full of urine being thrown on the netting in some cases.