TalkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan has called on the SPFL to get involved in the away ticket dispute between Celtic and Rangers, calling the current situation "appalling".

In the two derby fixtures involving the clubs this season, both Ibrox and Celtic Park have been filled entirely by home supporters, with the section of the stadiums which usually houses away fans made available to their own.

The issue has been rumbling on for years, since 2018 to be precise, however, there were no away supporters for the final two league matches of last season either.

Rangers looked to resolve the issue at the start of this term by offering 750 tickets to Celtic for the first encounter on September 3 last year. This was rejected by the champions though due to safety concerns.

Celtic then refused Rangers' request for the same amount of tickets for the most recent game on December 30, citing safety issues once again.

he problem first arose in nearly six years ago when Rangers opted to significantly cut Celtic's traditional away allocation at Ibrox from almost 8,000 fans down to 800.

They cited an increased demand in season ticket numbers due to Steven Gerrard's arrival as their reasoning behind the move.

Celtic retaliated by making the same cut. Since then, the derby has gone ahead with less than 1,000 away fans at the games, or in the last year, none at all.

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And Jordan feels the SPFL need to do more to resolve the situation.

He said: "I don’t think, in 50/60,000 stadiums, situated within miles of one another, that 750 fans… I don’t think 750, which is about one percent of the stadium, is representative of the support.

'This is another indication of how Scottish football doesn’t run itself the way it should do. Its leadership at the top should be saying to Celtic and Rangers ‘We’re not asking you, we’re telling you.

'And if you do not deal with this issue then we’re going to start looking at sanctioning you.’ 

“These are the biggest games in Scottish football. These are the games that demark what Scottish football represents.

"It’s appalling. It’s an appalling look, it’s appalling management, and it’s appalling that they’ve been able to behave like children for this period.

"It’s a terrible endorsement of what Scottish football should be."