It is fair to say that Celtic have been eager to try a test event in front of crowds at Celtic Park at this early stage of the football.
Celtic’s eagerness is understandable. After all, football is a much better game with the fans, and a successful test event could see crowds return to Scottish football sooner than later.
The Hoops wanted last week’s home tie against Motherwell to be a test event, but as reported by The Scottish Sun the plan was rejected by the Scottish government.
No test events in Glasgow
Now with Glasgow in a partial lockdown, the government has announced, as reported by BBC Sport that there will be no test events for Celtic and Rangers until the lockdown measures are eased.
That is undeniably a blow to Celtic’s chances of getting fans back into the stadium sooner rather than later. Celtic don’t have another home until the 19th of September. Therefore, the chances are probably slim that fans will be able to attend that game, especially as Glasgow’s lockdown is set to last two weeks.
However, no matter how frustrating this must be for Celtic, and Rangers, you have to say that the decision is probably the correct one by the authorities.
Bad look for city if events go ahead
It would probably not look good if there is a lockdown in a city and also a crowd of perhaps up to 1,000 attending a football match.
It is better to be safe than sorry, and football has already learned that lesson this season, look at the Boli Bolingoli incident.
Hopefully by October Celtic will be able to hold the long-awaited test event. If all goes well on the day of the game, fans could be back at Celtic Park on a regular basis, albeit a very small number of fans.
Interestingly, Celtic’s trip to Ross County is set to have fans at the game, as that is still set to be test game. For now though, fans must wait to return to Celtic Park.
In other news, Celtic are being updated on Odsonne Edouard’s fitness while he’s on international duty.
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