NEIL DONCASTER has urged Rangers and Celtic fans to be on their best behaviour this weekend as the two sides meet for the first time this season.
In what is one of the most-anticipated league clashes between the pair for years, emotions are already running high on both halves of Glasgow ahead of Saturday's noon kick off at Parkhead.
The eyes of the world will once again fall on this old fixture and, speaking exclusively to SportTimes, Doncaster is hopeful that the football will be dominating the agenda come full-time.
He said: "Certainly it’s a very high-profile game.
"We know that and understand it and that there will be a lot of focus on it from within Scotland and further afield this weekend. We certainly hope that it will be a footballing spectacle for all the right reasons. I think Scottish football benefits hugely from Celtic and Rangers and we know there is a huge amount of attention that goes with this game.
"We just hope it’s remembered for all the right reasons and the rivalry on the field rather than any other reason.
We’ve got to remember this is not a game that we control. It’s not at Hampden or a League Cup semi-final or final, it’s a club game. The host club will have their preparations very much in hand. They will be working with Police Scotland to do what they can to ensure it’s a peaceful occasion."
Meanwhile Doncaster has has refused to rule out Premiership ‘Colt’ clubs joining the league after hailing their participation in the Irn-Bru Cup.
Top flight youth sides entered the revamped Challenge Cup for the first time this season with Celtic's U20s making it all the way to round three before exiting courtesy of a 5-1 defeat away to Livingston.
He said: “Like all change, any potential change can only and should only follow a process of discussion with the clubs. We continue to discuss the cups and the leagues with all clubs, to see what change is possible and what change clubs want.”
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