Martin O'Neill fears large ticket allocations for away fans at matches between Celtic and Rangers may be lost forever - and he is "saddened" by events that have led him to that conclusion. Ugly scenes marred the aftermath of Celtic's Scottish Cup quarter-final win on penalties at Ibrox, with spectators entering the pitch. It was the first meeting of Rangers and Celtic since 2018 to have such a large away support - around 7,500. In recent years, away allocations in the fixture had been 800, 2,500 or with no visiting support at all. Celtic manager O'Neill told Talksport: "I was a really big advocate, from a distance, of feeling that without away fans, without the full allocation of away fans, I thought the Old Firm game, still a fantastic fixture, had lost some of its lustre."

Source: BBC March 10, 2026 14:42 UTC