Peter Lawwell has today stated that Celtic will oppose any plans to ease the fixture backlog by extending the season into June. With Celtic contracted to play in Feyenoord's Rotterdam Cup in the summer and with the potential for Champions League qualifiers in July the Chief Executive feels quite rightly that any plans to extend the season would hamper Celtic's pre-season schedule.
Speaking earlier Lawwell said "Clearly, an extension is something which we would be strongly opposed to,"
"Thankfully, it seems the integrity of the league will not be threatened."
Lawwell suggested that the SPL would be damaged "by playing any more games away from home stadia or by extending the season".
Lawwell is pleased that SPL chiefs Iain Blair and Lex Gold have so far resisted any extension of the season despite receiving some criticism for the fixture pile-up.
"We're glad that the fixtures have been confirmed and are pleased that our game against Rangers has been set for Celtic Park on 16 April"
"It is also likely that our match against Motherwell will be played on 12 April at Fir Park.
"We clearly sympathise with the inconvenience supporters have experienced this season due to fixture cancellations and re-scheduling
"I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank both Iain Blair and Lex Gold for all their efforts during this difficult period.
"They have had a very testing time and we appreciate all they have done in trying to re-schedule matches."
Well said Boss!
Yours in Celtic
Clydebuilt