Celtic and Rangers accused of ‘very poor leadership’ after statements analysed

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VISIT THE RANGERS MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Rangers and Celtic slammed for ‘pathetic’ response to Old Firm scenesAberdeen’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Pittodrie between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes the Old Firm clubs do not want to “go head to head” with their group of ultras.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks ultras groups “need to be weeded out of the game.”Games Played194Celtic Wins83Rangers Wins65Draws38Celtic and Rangers’ head-to-head record in all competitions.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Now the trouble is what’s happened in Scotland, and I’ve seen it over many, many, many, years is that those factions of the club don’t want to go head-to- head with those factions internally. “And so they pay lip service to them, and they try and avoid it.

And they try to show the Celtic fan base that they’re fighting the corner for Celtic fans and Rangers do the same for the Rangers fans. “They must know who they are.

They can stop the tickets if they wanted to. I’m afraid the game’s bigger than that and they’ve got to take their responsibility and move on.