Rangers supporters have been waiting with bated breath since last Sunday’s Old Firm match to find out whether they would have any chance of attending the Premiership’s final clash between the sides.

After Celtic’s decisive spot kick saw them progress to the semi-finals at Hampden, their supporters rushed the pitch, celebrating and goading the home supporters into a reaction.

A clash on the pitch ensued as police struggled to gain control of the situation.

With injuries reported and clips of the unruly behaviour shared far and wide, there was concern that Rangers fans could be locked out of Celtic Park for their post-split trip to the East End.

Away allocation deal intact

However, reports indicate that Rangers will once again receive the pre-agreed 2,500 tickets for the match, sticking to the deal made pre-season between the two rival clubs.

The Daily Record’s Keith Jackson said: “As things stand, I am led to believe that there has been no attempt to alter the agreement which is already in place for this season regarding away allocations.

“Rangers will get the same allocation that they had previously, which is around 2,500 in that corner at the away end at Celtic Park.”

This increased away end, up from under 1,000 supporters last year, has been managed without major incident by both clubs across the three league matches between the sides this year.

First Minister reacts

Despite this, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has suggested that away allocations within these games could be cut to avoid any repeats.

He said: “The violence after the Old Firm game at Ibrox was completely and utterly unacceptable – there is no justification for it whatsoever.

“What I want to make clear is that the police have my full support in pursuing everyone involved in this incident.

“We will also work constructively with the clubs, who must be horrified by the scenes that they witnessed, to address the situation.

“We will do all that we can to make sure that these types of incidents have no place in Scottish football.”

Rangers had suggested that the weekend’s increased allocation would be unmanageable in terms of security, but the Scottish Football Association threatened court action if the club did not accept the 7,500-allocation suggested.

Had Rangers lost that action, the SFA could have, and likely would have, granted Celtic the maximum allocation of 20% of Ibrox for the fixture, a risk the Ibrox hierarchy could not take.

Away fans debate

Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill had said earlier that he hoped his supporters actions would not bring an end to away allocations.

Speaking on Monday, he said: “I am obviously quite saddened by the events.

“It’s a shame because I think the things that I was hoping would happen, which hadn’t happened for a long time, won’t happen again with the full away allocations at Ibrox and Celtic Park, and they’ll perhaps be taken away.”

Meanwhile, former SFA chief executive and Rangers player Gordon Smith told BBC Radio Scotland: “I think that might be one of the rules that comes in now, when Rangers and Celtic are playing at home, there will be no away fans allowed in.

“I definitely would be looking at that and saying what causes the trouble is when away fans are there.”

Danny Rohl avoided commenting on the matter, saying that it is “not my topic”, but added that he was saddened by the scenes.

Rohl and his team will be fully focused on a win at St Mirren this Sunday, with a full away backing from the Rangers fans needed to spur the team on as they look to bounce back with a vital win after their cup disappointment.