Security measures stay in place

St Mirren have announced security arrangements for Celtic and Rangers home matches will not change despite fan concerns.

The club said it would house fans of both clubs in the North and South stands at the Simple Digital Arena.

However, Saints fans asked the club to review the arrangement following “unsavoury” incidents at Ibrox recently.

A club statement said: “Following a few unsavoury incidents during our recent match at Ibrox we have received some emails from our supporters and SMISA asking us to consider the security arrangements around any future fixtures at our own stadium where visiting fans will be housed in both the North and South Stands.

“In our original announcement regarding the segregation arrangements at those matches, we hopefully explained clearly the reasoning and rationale behind the decision. Although there is an obvious financial benefit to the club, the security and safety of our own fans will always be our number one priority and we conducted a full due diligence review with our advisers prior to confirming the segregation arrangements.

“The clear advice from our safety group, comprising stewards, local police and our own safety officers, was that the arrangements offered no concerns over and above those normally associated with hosting high-profile matches.

“There are no concerns over supporter safety and as such we have no further plans to review the segregation arrangements over and above anything which is recommended during our regular pre- match safety briefings.”