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Celtic legend Scott Brown has taunted Rangers over the “big gap” at the top as he also took a swipe at his former foes over the ongoing derby ticket allocation row.
During his years playing for the Hoops and Aberdeen, Brown enjoyed nothing more than bringing together the players and enthusiasts of the Light Blues. And now that he’s entered the world of experts after leaving Fleetwood Town, it turns out he’s nothing else, as he’s taken aim at Rangers, claiming that Celtic enthusiasts are only excluded from Ibrox because his Hoops team kept winning.
And Brown gushed over the “gap” between Brendan Rodgers’ side and their city rivals following the 2-1 win in their last Glasgow showdown at Parkhead last month. Speaking about the narrow 2-1 win at the end of December for the Hoops, Brown said: “Celtic have got a strong squad and as you saw the gap when they played just the other day there it was quite big. The way the Celtic front three pressed, the quality they have got – I think that is the difference.”
Away fans remain excluded from derby day as the Scottish Premiership giants are still at loggerheads over the allocation of tickets for the most important match on the most sensible flight – the new round of battles between the giants over security concerns, with the Rangers taking their case to court. FBCL. However, Parkhead bosses kept them company and Philippe Clement traveled to Celtic Park for the first time without any Rangers fans last month.
And while Brown believes the enthusiasts deserve to be allowed into the opponent’s cauldron, he blamed Ibrox for issuing the ban order to Celtic’s hardliners first, saying: “Rangers and Celtic games are tricky because there are no enthusiasts now. It’s hard for them when they’re away from home.
“I think maybe they will bring it back because you have to get on with the fans. The fans also need to see you at Ibrox, scoring and celebrating. It’s part of the essence of the game. I think it all started when we kept winning. I think maybe that’s why stopped.