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Oh was the goal hero on a day when the home side didn't always find the penetration amid the dominantion.

But their inability/unwillingness to punch holes in the Hibs line was summed up by Matt O’Riley taking possession well up the park early in the second half, with options to get Jota one-on-one against Lewis Stevenson – always a good match-up for Celtic – or play in early sub David Turnbull, who had managed to get himself on the wrong/right side of the Hibs midfield. Afternoons when the ball isn’t moved with quite the usual zip – or those little eight-yard runs needed to drag opponents out of their entrenched defensive positions aren’t quite sharp enough to get the job done. The definitive goal came from a corner won, after all, at the end of another typically all-action attack. Postecoglou even tweaked his shape a little to accommodate the centre forward, dropping Kyogo into a supporting role. In a game where Ange Postecoglou’s men enjoyed nearly 80 per cent of the possession and were credited with a barely credible 35 shots, with nine of those on target, it’s always easy, in retrospect, to say that the killer blow felt like it was coming. They miss Aaron Mooy when he’s not there to operate in between the opposition defence and midfield.

The number of supporters allowed inside Ibrox and Celtic Park on derby day will be cut to zero.

All fans need to feel safe, and be safe, when going to the football." [Scottish Premiership](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/scottish-premiership) heavyweights have raised concerns about the safety of supporters in the limited numbers situation which has seen around 800 fans allowed into either stadium up to this point in the campaign - but that will be reduced to zero for the remaining fixtures at both Celtic Park and Ibrox this season. Dalglish reckons the decision by the clubs is a real blow for Scottish football - admitting something will now be taken away from the fixture going forward.

With allocations in previous years reaching 7,000, derby day in Glasgow was a spectacle that fans of both clubs could enjoy in the flesh with the travelling ...

"But if it's down to putting the safety of supporters first, then you need to respect that. It will be a fantastic fixture - but a little bit of something has been taken away. [Celtic](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) and Rangers to shake hands and make up over away allocations in Old Firm derbies.

The Glasgow Derby should return to traditional ticket allocations but supporter safety must be paramount, according to Celtic legend Kenny Dalglish.

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Celtic striker Albian Ajeti, on loan at Sturm Graz, overcame a hamstring injury to score just minutes into his return to action on Sunday.

He didn’t live up to most people’s expectations and only made six starts for Postecoglou last term. However, his contract technically runs in Glasgow until 2024 and he’ll be heading back to the Bhoys if that transfer option is not taken up. It’s just his fourth goal of the season from 18 appearances but a positive sign he can get back on track.

The Ibrox side face a make or break month with two derby clashes that will determine his side's fate.

We have missed a lot of chances. “We have created a lot of chances this year. Asked if Celtic will see a different [Rangers](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) next month, the Gers skipper said: “We have to (improve) because we knew the performance in the final wasn’t good enough from our point of view. I feel that when we go down that’s it’s still always possible to get the result we want. That Hampden defeat to Celtic is the only game so far where the Londoner’s side have been unable to overturn a deficit but Tavernier was reassured that his team’s fighting spirit shone through against the Steelemen. Only a win on April 8 as Michael Beale’s side head to

Celtic will see an improved Rangers side when the teams meet next month at Hampden in the Scottish Cup semi-final, according to James Tavernier.

It is a curious fixture of this Rangers side that they repeatedly give teams a goal of a start - this was the eighth time from 19 of Michael Beale’s games that they have to come from behind to take points - but if it points to slow starters, Tavernier was keen to adopt a glass-half-full look at the stat. Not just this season, but in seasons going forward we’ll need that resilience and character in the team when we play for a massive club like this if we’re to move forward. You can go a goal down but there is loads of belief in the team that if we continue to play the right way we will create our chances.” Asked if Celtic will see a different Rangers, Tavernier said: “We have to because we knew the performance in the final wasn’t good enough from our point of view. By the time that game rolls around at the end of April, Tavernier could be a Rangers centurion. The semi-final is a last roll of the dice for Rangers this season with the league title out of sight.

MIKAEL Lustig has warned that locking out away fans when Celtic play Rangers will damage the world-famous fixture - and appealed to the Parkhead…

“If I need to choose, I’m against it. And they didn’t want it.” Now you see people scoring goals and waiting for a minute. You need that rivalry in Because it makes that fixture really, really good and all the people around the world are talking about that fixture. “My goal at Ibrox was obviously one of my favourite moments.

THE matches that Sead Haksabanovic will be involved in during the international break promise to be intense and demanding for a number of different…

He likes talking to everyone, he has good English, he’s trying to come into the team and I think he’s very happy here.” I love the way we play so I’d say for a striker like me it is very good to be here.” Carl Starfelt had pulled the shirt of Paul Hanlon as his fellow centre half had attempted to win the ball in his area. I think it will be good and the atmosphere will be good. “We have such a big squad,” said the Montenegrin. We play in a way our strikers can get more chances to go one against one and do the stuff we like. “Our mentality is very good on the pitch. But I don’t think you can beat the atmosphere at Celtic Park.” But for now I’m just focusing on the national team and trying to come back with some more confidence. It will be the first time I have played against them. You get better with the more game time you get. It’s always nice to go away and see different faces and get a different energy.

If their patience continues to be rewarded with such metronomic regularity, Celtic fans will scarcely be able to claim it as a virtue.

If they Where’s the righteousness in keeping the faith, after all, when one of life’s cast-iron guarantees seems to be a late winner — plus something extra for good measure — whenever games get tight? This is what they do.

The Hoops star has headed off for international duty with Montenegro after scoring a stunner against Hibs.

We believe in the way the manager wants us to play and wants us to do things and we believe in each other because we know we have good quality. “He likes talking to everyone, he has good English, he’s trying to come into the team and I think he’s very happy here. Haksabanovic is making the most of his minutes and he’s just happy to help rather than banging the manager’s door demanding a place in the starting line up. “We have such a big squad and we can put any player out there and they will do well. The games will be coming thick and fast but Haksabanovic just wants to make the most of his Montenegro adventure and then get back to business. He said: “They are some big games coming up but for now I’m just focusing on the national team and trying to come back with some more confidence. Haksabanovic said: “I always feel good going away, it’s a little bit of a change and the weather is mostly going to be warm there! Haksabanovic said: “They made it hard for us, they scored then they slowed the game down. “I haven’t been in one with the national team but I think it’ll be good and the atmosphere will be good. I think the atmosphere here in Celtic Park, I don’t think you can beat that.” [Haksabanovic](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/sead-haksabanovic) knows there will be plenty of spice when the Brave Falcons square up to their Balkan big brothers. It’s a mouthwatering clash between two nations who were bolted together after the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and only became separate nations in 2006.

Celtic picked up a dramatic 3-1 win over Hibernian on Saturday to move onto a remarkable 82 points in the Scottish Premiership after just 29 games.

Rodgers’ first season in charge – the unbelievable Invincibles run – still sets the high watermark in terms of a points total in the league at 106. [Brendan Rodgers’](https://www.67hailhail.com/tag/brendan-rodgers/) second season in charge – that was the Celtic points total after the full 38 matches. Celtic will need to maintain this consistency to keep Rangers at bay – whose only defeat under Michael Beale has come against the Bhoys. Nonetheless, all the numbers being added to at the moment are very impressive. It highlights an impressive run of consistency stretching back to a defeat against St Mirren in September 2022. [Ange Postecoglou’s](https://www.67hailhail.com/tag/ange-postecoglou/) iteration of the Bhoys have hit that mark with nine games to spare.

MIKAEL Lustig has warned that locking out away fans when Celtic play Rangers will damage the world-famous fixture - and appealed to the Parkhead…

“If I need to choose, I’m against it. And they didn’t want it.” Now you see people scoring goals and waiting for a minute. You need that rivalry in Because it makes that fixture really, really good and all the people around the world are talking about that fixture. “My goal at Ibrox was obviously one of my favourite moments.

Earlier this week The Herald revealed that there will be no away allocations at Ibrox or Celtic Park for the rest of the season. After discussions between the ...

"But if it's down to putting the safety of supporters first, then you need to respect that. "I really hope the two clubs can get together, get over this one-upmanship and sort it out. "When there is no away support, you lose the energy and electricity that makes it what it is. He added: "Having away fans creates the atmosphere in the stadium, especially when you score a goal for them. It will be a fantastic fixture - but a little bit of something has been taken away. The fans play a huge part in that and that's why I don't like this decision at all. By not allowing them into the other team's stadium definitely diminishes that. This is a unique city, Glasgow, where football is a way of life. It's not because Rangers and Celtic are the two biggest clubs or best teams. "That generates everything that goes into the Old Firm derby. "Look at the bigger picture of what the Old Firm is and a rivalry that's been there for over a hundred years. But we're in real danger now of diminishing this game by having no away supporters at Ibrox or Parkhead.

Celtic might have left it too late for comfort, but ultimately they came out with a 3-1 win over Hibernian and their nine point lead over the Rangers intact ...

Cameron Carter-Vickers is another player who is believed to have been playing through a fitness issue while Reo Hatate picked up an issue against Hibernian and was forced off the pitch in the 13th minute. There has been rumoured to be the reason why Greg Taylor was not picked for the recent Scottish national team’s squad. Rumours had been doing the rounds that a few of their players had been playing through injuries or fitness issues lately.

The return of Jake Doyle-Hayes was not a particular surprise given Hibs have been light in midfield in recent weeks, although the use of Marijan Čabraja as ...

At the end of the day it is football. It worked on Saturday, you saw that on the pitch. The manner of the defeat was frustrating but Miller is pragmatic: “Everyone gets emotional in the game, especially in a big game like that, first versus fourth. The gaffer gave me an opportunity to play and I just went out and gave it all I had. It was a good performance at the end of the day. I thought we played quite well and it was unfortunate we didn’t get the result.