Brendan Rodgers’ rant against the Rangers takes a different turn after the Celtic application is made public.
This week, the Rangers vs. Celtic Old Firm ticket controversy has taken an unexpected turn. This time, the Ibrox team is in control and has every reason to feel a little bit arrogant.
Just last week, Rangers supporters’ tickets for the first Old Firm match of the season on September 1st were withdrawn by Celtic, citing a lack of assurances. However, it now appears that they were also unable to provide any. Brendan Rodgers was sulking in a press conference.
Brendan Rodgers’ misstep during the Rangers vs. Celtic ticket saga Both teams had to make repairs to their home fields; Celtic had to finish theirs first because Ibrox was already undergoing renovations.
When Rodgers went all guns blazing lately, it was not fully accurate according to the facts, as Glasgow City Council’s planning website reveals, especially in light of Celtic’s imminent planning application for Parkhead upgrades. Here is what the Celtic manager had to say last week, if you can handle it, when asked about his team’s choice to not give tickets to away fans.
“I believe the board made an excellent choice when they decided that the club’s responsibility is to safeguard the support. It makes sense that you wouldn’t reciprocate if there isn’t that assurance by the second fixture. Celtic has completed their share of the tasks assigned to them.
This was not a problem for Celtic at all. Nothing. This has nothing to do with Celtic when you look back at the beginning of it all. This is brought up as a Celtic-Rangers issue, drawing Celtic into it. However, it’s not a Celtics-Rangers issue. This relates to the Rangers. Therefore, when Celtic requests this agreement to secure the stadium, we fund it and carry out the job, which began months ago. It hasn’t been agreed upon by either party. Thus, it’s not difficult. It remains unfinished. If we let Rangers supporters in and our own supporters are unable to enter by January, it is not a great faith move. It’s not sincere.
“I believe the agreement hasn’t been upheld, thus Celtic has a right to defend their fans and their team. Unfortunately, Rangers supporters will miss out on both this game and Celtic’s matchup with them. However, let’s hope that we can then figure out how to get supporters in after that. This account of what happened is not totally true. Old Firm’s ticket scandal might have Celtic roots As it happens, the problem might not only be a Rangers one but also a Celtics one.
It doesn’t take much investigation to find that Celtic has not yet received planning approval for the installation of fencing to separate home and away supporters at Parkhead. The application for Celtic to segregate home and away fans may be found by clicking this link: Celtic apply for netting. Rangers have also submitted a similar proposal to the council for the January derby, which is the second of the season. The proverb that reads, “Take care of your own house before worrying about other people’s,” seems appropriate just now. Will the Rangers not say anything?