Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Rangers - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - December 30, 2023 General view of snow inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Weather warning are in place leading up to Celtic’s home match against Hibs.
In the Glasgow area it is a yellow warning, in Ireland it is the more sever amber warning with ferry services cancelled through until 7.30 pm Saturday.
There is virtually no chance of the match being postponed, winds of 40mph are forecast between 3-5pm but many fans will experience difficulties travelling to Glasgow for the fixture.
Two weeks ago Storm Bert caused delayed kicks offs with the exception of the Hearts v Celtic fixture, now Storm Darragh is about to kick in overnight with widespread damage expected.
Yahoo News reports:
With an amber warning in place for both Dumfries and Galloway and Northern Ireland, Stena Line – who are the operators of the journey between Cairnryan and Belfast – have pre-emptively cancelled sailings from the early hours of tomorrow morning.
None will run from Cairnryan to Belfast until 7.30pm on Saturday night, meaning the usual sailings at 3.30am, 7.30am, 11.30am and 3.30pm have all been cancelled.
It’s a similar story for anyone who may be travelling from Belfast, with sailings at 3.30am, 7.30am, 11.30am and 3.30pm all cancelled.
That could cause problems for football fans making their way across the Irish Sea for Celtic’s home game against Hibernian on Saturday afternoon, with thousands of supporters regularly making that journey.
With Saturday afternoon kick-offs a rarity news of ferries being cancelled is a big blow to fans who often set off late on a Friday night or very early on Saturday to be at Celtic Park for a 3pm kick-off.
The midweek match at Aberdeen was badly affected by the weather but Reo Hatate’s 78th minute goal dulled the impact of the weather.
With most of Scotland under some sort of weather warning fans will need to allow extra time and check with bus and train operators for changes.
The Independent reports:
Another yellow warning for rain will cover the southern part of Scotland from 3pm on Friday until 12pm on Saturday, stretching from the Scottish Borders up to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and up the eastern coast to Aberdeen.
“Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely,” the warning reads, with “transport disruption” expected “from late Friday through Saturday morning”.
Celtic’s next home match isn’t until December 26 when Motherwell visit the champions on SPFL business.
