IT’S 11 days and counting to the subsequent Previous Agency conflict – and followers of each side are counting down the times to the Scottish Cup semi-final.
Any derby date is a giant one, significantly in Glasgow, and one other red-letter day is due within the calendar of Rangers and Celtic followers.
Conferences between the edges have been usually incident-packed all season, irrespective of the extent.
From Craig McPherson’s post-match ‘headbutt’ conflict with Hoops girls boss Fran Alonso to some high-scoring B-team matches it is all been occurring.
And naturally there have been loads of first-team speaking factors too.
Now there’s one other probability for town rivals to satisfy after Rangers booked a Glasgow Cup Ultimate place in opposition to Celtic with a 4-0 win over Queen’s Park.
The Hoops had already certified by defeating Partick Thistle final week and this afternoon’s conflict confirmed one other Previous Agency diary date for the season.
Queen’s Park keeper Callan McKenna saved a penalty from highly-rated teenager Thompson Ishaka, however could not deny the Gers a 4-0 win.
Robbie Ure opened the scoring earlier than Ishaka doubled the lead from the penalty spot after being tripped.
McKenna then denied the Nigerian a second from the spot – diving to his left to defy his double on the Rangers coaching centre.
Ure doubled his personal tally within the second half although earlier than late substitute Zak Lovelace turned in a fourth for the house facet to guide a but to be decided Previous Agency date.
Gers B-team coach David McCallum instructed RangersTV: “We’ve got two league video games to go first and another good video games pencilled in alongside the best way to ensure the lads stay focussed in coaching days to get to the purpose of excellent thrilling video games to participate in and the ultimate goes to be that – it is an opportunity to win a contest.
“Whereas all through the working week we speak about growth, however in the end the blokes wish to go on the market and win and compete and this is a chance to do this.”
No date has been set or venue particulars disclosed for the ultimate.
The 2015 match needed to be performed behind closed doorways following crowd hassle at earlier conferences between the youth sides.
The final first-team assembly between the golf equipment within the cinch Premiership has additionally but to be determined, after the league’s top-six cut up.
The following time the groups meet although is lower than a fortnight away with the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden on April 29.