Rangers and Celtic are set for another Ibrox cup showdown but this time there will be NO mega away allocation when they meet in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final.
That’s because the SPFL doesn’t provide a bumper 20 per cent guarantee, unlike the SFA, with the sides duelling at Ibrox months after the shameful pitch invasion scenes that marred the Scottish Cup quarter final meeting between the sides back in March.
The Glasgow rivals will face off in the last eight of the Premier Sports Cup on the weekend of September 12/13 before doing battle days later at Parkhead on September 20 in the Premiership.
Following years of reduced allocations on both sides, the Scottish Cup quarter final clash between Glasgow’s big two at Ibrox – which the Hoops won via a penalty shootout – saw the return of full away allocations in the derby, with 8,000 travelling Celts’ supporters packing out the Broomloan Stand.
Scottish Cup ticketing regulations require that visiting teams are given up to 20 per cent of the available briefs, and the two clubs came to an agreement which saw thousands of Celtic fans make the trip across the city.
In years gone by, full away allocations were also present at League Cup encounters between the sides, but that is no longer the case.
