I covered Rangers vs Celtic - I couldn't believe what I saw

Scott Allan witnessed the scenes at Rangers vs Celtic <i>(Image: Stuart Wallace/BPI / Shutterstock)</i>
Scott Allan witnessed the scenes at Rangers vs Celtic (Image: Stuart Wallace/BPI / Shutterstock)
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Scott Allan covered yesterday's derby for the radio, and admits he could not believe what was unfolding in front of his eyes after the final whistle.

The former Celtic and Hibs midfielder was on duty for BBC Scotland and found it impossible to dissect what happened with the penalty shootout when the drama was ongoing in front of him.

Allan says he was "genuinely amazed" as he watched on from the media gantry.

And he fears that will be the end of away allocations at the fixture.

Speaking on the BBC's Scottish football podcast this morning, he said: "No, no. I didn't have to stay. I must have left about 4 o'clock. It wasn't too long after the final whistle.



"I was genuinely amazed at what I was seeing. I couldn't believe what was going on. I couldn't believe it. I was in the media gantry.

"They were coming to ask us about the penalties, but because that had happened, the whole focus just shifted to what was in front of you. At one point, you thought this could get really nasty.

"The end of the game was bad enough in terms of quality - the game was terrible - but that aftermath will be spoken about more than the Celtic victory because of how ugly the scenes were.

"All the talk about allocations for the last how many years...it's just done in one go, isn't it? That will be the end of it."

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