Celtic may refuse tickets for Rangers match at Ibrox amid security fears

Celtic may refuse tickets for Rangers match at Ibrox amid security fears
Celtic have admitted they may refuse tickets for next month’s Old Firm derby with Rangers at Ibrox.The Hoops’ chief executive Peter Lawwell told the club’s AGM he will advice fans to steer clear of the game if he believes there are security concerns.2

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Ticket allocation has been a controversial issue in the previous two meetings between Scotland’s biggest clubs.Rangers cut Celtic’s away allocation in May and their rivals reacted by offering Gers fans even fewer tickets for the September meeting at Celtic Park.Five people were subsequently injured trying to gain entry to that game, which Celtic won 1-0 courtesy of an Oliver Mitcham goal.The clubs are currently separated by just two points in the Scottish Premier League, with Brendan Rodgers’ side top of the division and Steven Gerrard’s men in third.Following the annual meeting, Celticsaid on their website:“There are ongoing discussions with the relevant bodies, as well as supporters’ groups, before making a final decision on whether to recommend that no tickets should be taken for the fixture.“The safety of Celtic supporters is always the number one priority for the board, something which was also stressed when crowding problems at the Celtic v Rangers game in September wasraised.”2

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Meanwhile, Lawwell admitted he was left frustrated by the club’s summer recruitment work.Boss Rodgers was handed 10million to sign Odsonne Edouard but the Northern Irishman was less than impressed with the failure to land John McGinn from Hibs.However, Lawwell says there is money for the manager to spend and has promised the club will look to do better in January.He told CelticTV: “We did bring in a number of players. We brought in a record transfer fee in Odsonne Edouard at 10million. We brought Lewis Morgan back, Scott Bain was signed permanently and we brought in four others.“But I think it’s fair to say it was a frustrating time for us all. The market is very, very difficult, very complicated and despite everybody working so hard to strengthen the squad further, I think we all left the window a little bit frustrated. “That’s not due to the fact that we didn’t want to invest, there is money there that we will invest. Our priority in every window is to come out stronger than we went in.“And we are intent that going into January we will again make every effort to make sure the squad is strengthened.”He added: “We’re in great shape. We’ve got a very strong balance sheet.“Last year we made around 17million profit. That was mainly through the sale of players. We had a sell-on (fee) for Virgil Van Dijk and also had a transfer fee for Stuart Armstrong.“So we can see that the club is actually break-even with Champions League (revenue). We reinvest everything that comes in. All the Champions League money goes back into the club.“We have cash in the bank, we’re looking to invest that in the club, into the squad, into the team and to our facilities.“So for the challenges that we will face going ahead, we’re in a really great place.”

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