Overview
- Celtic and Rangers were drawn together for a Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox on March 7 or 8.
- Celtic are preparing a formal request for significantly more away tickets, targeting either the full Broomloan Stand of about 7,000 seats or the rulebook maximum, with manager Martin O’Neill saying he expects the full stand.
- Police Scotland stated that ticket numbers are for the clubs and football authorities to decide and confirmed a proportionate policing plan for the match.
- Rangers are considering their position, with talks to take place at the pre-operations meeting and scope for SFA involvement if no agreement is reached.
- Recent precedents show safety and segregation can curb requests, including Aberdeen halving Rangers’ sought allocation in 2019 and Celtic lifting Hibs’ cup allocation to around 7,000 last season, while league derbies at Ibrox currently allocate about 2,000 away seats.