The news that away fans will once again be able to watch Rangers vs. Celtic Old Firm matches live on talkSPORT has elicited reactions from Ally McCoist and Alan Brazil.
The two concurred that the announcement was good for the supporters of both teams and a step in the right direction regarding the ongoing dispute regarding away fans.
The two concurred that the announcement was good for the supporters of both teams and a step in the right direction regarding the ongoing dispute regarding away fans.
When McCoist made the joke that the away fans would have to settle for a limited view once more, Brazil retaliated by saying he always finds something to complain about, even when there is positive news.
Brazil said during a live talkSPORT broadcast at 06:36, “We have a big weekend coming up. Thank God, it’s good news that some of the fans who left will be allowed back in the upcoming season. That amounts to five percent or roughly that.
“Excellent, that’s the right decision,” McCoist concurred. We can’t see behind that floodlight thing, so you’ll probably stick us behind it, but it’s good that everyone is returning.
“I’m just expressing how pleasant it is to have about 5,000 people present, and he must be complaining about it; you have to go somewhere, don’t you?” Brazil made a joke as McCoist went on, saying, “You stick us behind a floodlight. That’s a fact.” A decent view of the game would not bother me.
Live on air, Ally McCoist and Alan Brazil respond to Old Firm news.
Fans suffered as a result of the far too prolonged argument about away fans.
Naturally, the absence of away fans at Parkhead or Ibrox has led to lower atmospheres for a game that usually thrived on the fervor from the stands, which is now absent.
Despite McCoist and Brazil’s humor, the news was encouraging in that fans will begin to be allowed in starting with the upcoming season. The stadiums have felt empty without both sets of fans, who are what make this game what it is.
All of this is leading up to the match at Ibrox on April 7—which will not feature away fans—which could result in a title match because the top two teams are so evenly matched this year. Rangers must urgently improve upon their dismal performance history.
Meanwhile, Cyriel Dessers has been informed that this could be a pivotal week in his Rangers career since, should he fail to score in a subsequent Old Firm match, he may lose the favor of the Ibrox supporters, particularly if he let a great opportunity to score slip through his fingers.
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