Celtic vs Rangers pre-match centre

Rangers have offered Celtic just 300 tickets for their League Cup quarter-final at Ibrox, down from roughly 8,000 away fans at March's disorder-hit Scottish Cup tie. Celtic manager Martin O'Neill says the club should reject the allocation outright, calling it a betrayal of one of football's great fixtures.

Derek McInnes, the manager who took Hearts within a whisker of the Scottish Premiership title, has now joined Rangers, and with Hearts, Motherwell and Aberdeen all rebuilding, nobody looks ready to repeat that challenge in 2026-27.

Celtic confirmed Camilo Durán's five-year deal. Rangers continued to use Youssef Chermiti in pre-season as reports said Lyon had not followed up at the quoted valuation.

Reports linking Rangers with Partizan captain Vanja Dragojević progressed from a claimed rejected bid to claims of an imminent move, but no cited club source confirms completion.

Neil Lennon has guided Championship side Dunfermline Athletic to their first Scottish Cup final in 16 years after a penalty shootout victory over Falkirk. The achievement sets up a potential clash with his former club Celtic and mentor Martin O'Neill, adding an emotional dimension to what could be one of Scottish football's greatest underdog stories.

Ally McCoist has backed Robbie Keane as Celtic's next manager while Charlie Mulgrew claims a title win this season would be Martin O'Neill's greatest achievement. With Celtic level on points with Rangers and Hearts, the managerial succession takes on huge importance as the club faces a massive rebuild.