Celtic and Rangers set for Easter bank holiday SPL title showdown

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THE Old Firm could be set to clash on a Friday or Monday lunchtime in the crucial final derby of the season at Ibrox.

 

Sky Sports are due to screen a live game from the SPL on both Easter Friday and the Monday May bank holiday.

 

Both matches are scheduled for noon kick-offs and Celtic's visit to their bitter rivals could yet be pencilled in for either slot when the post-split fixtures are announced.

 

The police are against the idea of Old Firm games taking place on bank holiday weekends following the trouble which marred Rangers' league clincher at Celtic Park in 1999.

 

That game took place on May 2 - one of the proposed dates for this year's fixture.

 

However, the police might have to make an exception this season as SPL chiefs are also keen to minimise the chance of the title being decided in the Ibrox showdown.

 

The first two rounds of fixtures after the split are both holiday weekends and pushing the derby back any further would risk the championship being on the line when the Old Firm meet.

 

That is sure to leave the SPL and the police with a huge dilemma, with Friday April 22 and Monday May 2 big possibilities as dates for the crunch game.

 

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