<body><div> Celtic say the lack of a guarantee over away fans attending the derby at Ibrox in January meant they were "not in a position" to allow Rangers supporters at next month's Parkhead meeting. The ban on away supporters will continue for the sides' first two league meetings this season, but is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj35nvepx7po?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> set to be lifted for the following two. </a> Rangers are currently playing home matches at Hampden Park because of delays to renovation work at Ibrox. The Parkhead club's statement said: "Across a number of months, Celtic has completed all necessary works with regard to accommodating away supporters for derby matches. "Without a guarantee that our supporters could attend Ibrox in January, however, unfortunately we were not in a position to allocate tickets to away supporters at Celtic Park for the forthcoming match in September. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "We will continue to engage with all parties to seek a satisfactory solution." <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0GlZLs_0v0EBZRj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0GlZLs_0v0EBZRj00" width="1826" height="317" > BBC </figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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Celtic 'not in a position' to allow Rangers fans at opening derby

Celtic say the lack of a guarantee over away fans attending the derby at Ibrox in January meant they were \"not in a position\" to allow Rangers supporters at next month's Parkhead meeting.The ban on away supporters will continue for the sides' first two league meetings this season, but is set to be lifted for the following two.Rangers are currently playing home matches at Hampden Park because of delays to renovation work at Ibrox.The Parkhead club's statement said: \"Across a number of months, Celtic has completed all necessary works with regard to accommodating away supporters for derby matches.\"Without a guarantee that our supporters could attend Ibrox in January, however, unfortunately we were not in a position to allocate tickets to away supporters at Celtic Park for the forthcoming match in September.\"We will continue to engage with all parties to seek a satisfactory solution.\"

Celtic say the lack of a guarantee over away fans attending the derby at Ibrox in January meant they were "not in a position" to allow Rangers supporters at next month's Parkhead meeting.The ban on away supporters will continue for the sides' first two league meetings this season, but is set to be lifted for the following two.Rangers are currently playing home matches at Hampden Park because of delays to renovation work at Ibrox.The Parkhead club's statement said: "Across a number of months, Celtic has completed all necessary works with regard to accommodating away supporters for derby matches."Without a guarantee that our supporters could attend Ibrox in January, however, unfortunately we were not in a position to allocate tickets to away supporters at Celtic Park for the forthcoming match in September."We will continue to engage with all parties to seek a satisfactory solution."

Celtic 'not in a position' to allow Rangers fans at opening derby

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