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Celtic have reportedly come to Dundee’s aid in a bid to ensure Saturday’s game against Motherwell at Dens Park takes place, followed by one of the Rangers next week.
Large areas of north-east Scotland have been hit by heavy rain throughout the week and the situation is expected to worsen in Dundee when Saturday’s match kicks off. As a result, the Dens Park hierarchy is now contemplating moving the venue for the weekend’s game. suitable to be able to play it and has held emergency talks with SPFL officials.
But now, according to the Scot, Premiership champions Celtic have stepped in to help allay those fears by offering Dundee ground covers in a bid to protect the ground from heavy rain. The report states that the covers will be laid over the Dens Park turf today and that Dundee bosses are doing everything they can to make sure the pitch is playable for the Saints’ scale in two days’ time.
Just four days after the match against St Johnstone, Tony Docherty’s Dundee will host Rangers in another hugely important match in the Premiership title race. Ahead of Sunday’s Old Firm clash at Ibrox, Celtic hold a narrow one-point lead in the most sensible match. of the table, with the Light Blues’ game underway against their city rivals when they visit Dens Park on Wednesday, April 10.
The clash between Dundee and Rangers was originally scheduled for Sunday, March 17, but had to be postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
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