Brendan Rodgers is mystified by the approach of clubs who have slashed Celtic's away ticket allocation, joking that the Scottish Premiership 'must be the richest league in the world'.
The size of ticket allocations for both Celtic and Rangers has become a bone of contention in recent years, with various clubs reducing the number of briefs they sell to the Old Firm clubs in an effort to increase their home support.
That has caused anger among Celtic and Rangers fans though, who feel aggrieved at missing out on the chance to attend away matches when there are often large swathes of empty seats in the home section.
Rodgers - while addressing SPFL charges levelled against Celtic for their supporters' use of pyrotechnics - couldn't resist the opportunity to raise the issue, saying that while the action taken against the use of pyro was 'common sense', the various reductions in Celtic's away allocations were anything but.
"I think if you have your league and the responsibility with your league, what can your federation do to govern the game and make it as safe and enjoyable as we possibly can?" Rodgers said.
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“I know that's sometimes a wee bit of a challenge up here. Sometimes I look at some of the things that we do. We must have the richest league in the world up here because I see stands that are empty. So clubs must be full of money that they don't need the people in the grounds and the stadium.
“But we can only hope that that side of it, the pyro side, that we can take that away from the games and let it be a safe place because the passion up here for football is amazing. You actually don't need them to create the atmosphere up here. It's absolutely incredible.
“Supporters are passionate. They love the game. They love the football.
“Let them go and be safe and watching it.”
