Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has lamented the post-Christmas match schedule, which has Rangers facing Celtic at Ibrox on December 27th.
Rangers will have the traditional Boxing Day fixture for the seventh year in a row, which has irritated Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.
Manager Brendan Rodgers of Parkhead has taken a swipe at the SPFL and, implicitly, the decision to grant Rangers another home game, given that Celtic are scheduled to visit Dundee on Boxing Day.
We would have loved it to remain as it was, said Rodgers. I just noticed that. particularly throughout that season of the year. It’s interesting to note that, if my memory serves me correctly, Celtic has been away during that time of year for the past seven years.
Either someone is pulling pranks behind the scenes, or we are just incredibly unfortunate. We’ve been away at that time of year for seven years in a row.
Hopefully, they can look into it going forward because supporters should not have to put up with it.
Brendan Rodgers bemoans Rangers fixture luck
Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Celtic, might disagree, but Rangers supporters found out in 2020 that the SPFL fixture generator is anything but random—the first Old Firm derby of the season was listed eleventh on the schedule.
Actually, it’s implied that supporters’ intelligence is being insulted.
The dates of the Old Firm matches, Rangers’ midweek trips to Pittodrie, and other games that draw sizable television audiences are determined by the SPFL fixture generator.
To keep major scheduling conflicts at bay and to appease Sky Sports’ higher-ups, a certain amount of control must be maintained.
Boxing Day home games are a tradition that Rangers fans have become accustomed to following Christmas, but Brendan Rodgers is obviously not a stickler for tradition.
We believe the Parkhead team may very possibly host the Boxing Day match on home soil next season, given that the Celtic manager has now openly expressed his dissatisfaction with the circumstances.
We are confident that the SPFL will be able to come up with a reasonable solution because Rangers will be hosting the New Year’s Day Old Firm in 2025.
Not only is Brendan Rodgers upset about the SPFL’s fixture schedule this week, but Rangers are also upset over the choice to reschedule their away game against Motherwell to Christmas Eve.
Michael Stewart is shocked by Philippe Clement’s move to close the gap to five points, indicating that Rangers have also increased their pressure on Brendan Rodgers.
