Women’s football is approaching a crossroads. As the fanbase continues to expand, the game is being pulled in conflicting directions: those who want to enhance atmospheres and build rivalries and those who want to protect it from the perceived evils of the men’s game.
Last weekend, Rangers hosted Celtic at Ibrox for the first time. This should have been a landmark moment for the Scottish game but instead the talk centred on the home side’s decision to cancel all away tickets a day before the match.
This was because intelligence received by both clubs suggested groups of ‘risk’ supporters in a significant number had purchased tickets from the Celtic allocation.