Many Rangers fans aren’t happy that Celtic midfielder Scott Brown’s disciplinary hearing has been moved forward, meaning he could potentially play against Steven Gerrard’s side in next month’s Old Firm derby at Ibrox.
As reported by The Daily Record, his hearing has been moved to April 26th from May 2nd, meaning he would have to get a three match ban to miss out on the derby date, rather than a two match one.
The Scottish FA have made the move at Celtic’s request too, with the Hoops clearly feeling it’s a benefit to them ahead of potential action against the midfielder.
Brown has been cited for “failing to act in the best interests of Scottish football” after celebrating in front of and gesturing towards Rangers fans at Celtic Park recently.
Will the Hoops captain escape punishment or be reprimanded for his actions? The former certainly wouldn’t be a surprise.
These fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on it all…
Typical Smeltic…moving the goalposts to suit themselves………# corrupt to to the core
— Gersman1872 (@raymondearl1) April 18, 2019
Why? Rather than the obvious answer, are clubs now allowed to call the shots?
— Tommy Ross (@copland11) April 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/RangersBanter17/status/1118940081904132097
https://twitter.com/johnale26465604/status/1118941991826599936
So I take it Celtic have full control over when this hearing is heard? 🤨🧐
— Sir Tiger Tibbs (@Sir_Tiger_Tibbs) April 18, 2019
Outright corruption.
— Gordon Ross (@ClearBlueAir) April 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/Dorchesterblue/status/1118937493813059586
https://twitter.com/racingfront/status/1118967496567140352