Away fan ban 'a Rangers thing' - Celtic's Rodgers

Celtic and Rangers will supply distant fans pinch summons allocations for nan last 2 Scottish Premiership meetings of nan season, nan league's governing assemblage has stated.

It follows decisions by nan Glasgow clubs, announced by Rangers connected Wednesday, to proceed their prohibition connected distant supporters from nan matches astatine Celtic Park successful September and Ibrox successful January.

The Scottish Professional Football League says it has now spoken to some clubs to corroborate that is nan case.

"Thereafter, Rangers and Celtic will supply summons allocations of astir 5% of respective stadium capacity for distant supporters for SPFL matches betwixt nan 2 clubs," it says successful a statement.

"This remains taxable to each basal requirements being satisfied astatine some Ibrox and Celtic Park."

Celtic person clarified their stance successful a website statement, pointing to nan uncertainty complete erstwhile Rangers will return to Ibrox aft delays to renewal useful to their Copland Stand forced a impermanent move to Hampden Park.

"Across a number of months, Celtic has completed each basal useful pinch respect to accommodating distant supporters for derby matches," they say.

"Without a guarantee that our supporters could be Ibrox successful January, however, unluckily we were not successful a position to allocate tickets to distant supporters astatine Celtic Park for nan forthcoming lucifer successful September."

An statement had been reached successful March betwixt nan SPFL and nan 2 clubs to reintroduce distant fans.

However, Rangers connected Wednesday said they would not adhere to that successful January aft being informed of Celtic's determination for nan September game.

"The allocation to beryllium implemented by some clubs was clear and Rangers was taking each steps towards fulfilling that agreement," Rangers stated connected their website.

"In nan meantime, we tin corroborate that nary distant allocation will use for nan January Old Firm fixture astatine Ibrox. This is accordant pinch nan reciprocity embedded successful nan statement reached betwixt nan clubs and nan SPFL."

Given nan size of nan respective stadiums, astir 2,500 Celtic fans would person been capable to sojourn Ibrox, pinch 3,000 Rangers supporters for games astatine Celtic Park.

An SPFL spokesperson added: "The beingness of distant fans is simply a captious constituent of nan passion, play and excitement that is nan hallmark of nan William Hill Premiership.

"We are pleased that Rangers and Celtic are committed to achieving nan return of distant supporters to their derby matches arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Rangers ended nan long-standing normal of allowing 7,500 Celtic fans into Ibrox successful 2018 and reduced that to astir 10% of that total, pinch Celtic pursuing suit.

Eventually, neither nine accepted tickets for each other's grounds for information reasons, starring to nan SPFL intervention.