Aberdeen vs Rangers. It’s one of the tastiest fixtures in the Scottish football calendar and the TV cameras are always sure to roll into the north east for a game between two of the fiercest rivals in the Premiership.
And Sky Sports could opt to put the rearranged meeting between the sides on to help the fill the club football void in England – and ensure bumper viewing figures. Giovanni van Bronckhorst was due to take his side to Pittodrie on September 10 for what was sure to be a lunchtime cracker.
The Light Blues had lost their third match on the spin following a Champions League loss at home to Napoli and faced a tricky trip north to take on Jim Goodwin’s men where another defeat would have left the Dutchman under real pressure. But the match was one of six in the top flight to be postponed due to the passing of The Queen, as professional football was paused to pay its respects to Her Majesty. But four of the six games scheduled for that day have now been rearranged.
The SPFL had no real issues finding dates for three of them. But the ones involving teams involved in Europe was a bit tricker. Now Hearts will host St Mirren on Wednesday, December 21 – the first available date for those in continental competition. The Premiership returns on the weekend of December 17/18, with Celtic away to Aberdeen and Rangers hosting Hibernian. Sky have not made a call on which games will be selected for TV yet, and that will likely play a role over the dates used to broadcast the two outstanding fixtures.
And it just leaves Celtic’s home clash with Livingston and Rangers trip to the Granite City to take on Aberdeen. Sky Sports were due to show the original Pittodrie game and have a golden chance to get maximum exposure as they could screen it just four days before Christmas.
That date comes just days after the World Cup Final and before the English Premier League resumes on Boxing Day. It means the broadcasting giants will have no competition from south of the border and English fans desperate for a club football fix could be treated to a festive cracker.
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