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O'Neill: Celtic should reject tiny Rangers away allocation
Martin O'Neill says Celtic should refuse the 300 tickets for the cup clash, calling the reduced allocation damaging to the derby.
M. O'Neill
coach
Match
Premier Sports Cup quarter-final, Sept 13
Allocation
300 tickets for Celtic fans
Reason
Rangers cite pitch invasion prevention
O'Neill's view
Better no away fans than so few
What happened. Martin O'Neill urged Celtic to turn down the 300 tickets Rangers allocated for the cup tie, arguing the reduced away support harms the fixture.
- Both Old Firm clubs must play next home cup game behind closed doors.
- Clubs also ordered to pay opposition £100,000 each.
- O'Neill recalls 8,000 away fans at Ibrox in March.
“We might as well not get any, if that's the case.”
— Martin O'Neill
O'Neill believes the derby loses atmosphere without away fans, but the sanctions follow last season's crowd trouble.
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