Celtic title win party due to clash with Orange Walk in Glasgow
The organisers of an Orange walk have been asked to switch a parade to a later date - amid fears trouble could flare between the revellers and Celtic fans.
Members of the Orange Lodge are set to pass through Glasgow's Merchant City area next Saturday around the same time as Celtic fans make their way to Parkhead.
The Hoops face St Mirren at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, in the final Scottish Premiership clash of the season, with fans expected to be in party mode.
And locals around the area have expressed their concerns about what the parade could mean for the area, as fans travel to see Brendan Rodgers' men for the last time in league action this season.
The Celtic game kicks off at 12.30pm, while the procession is due to start on Wishart Street at 9.45am, heading south between the Necropolis and the Cathedral before turning west onto John Knox Street.
They will then march through Cathedral Square, turning left onto Castle Street, and going along High Street before turning on to George Street and towards the city centre.
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The procession continues through Merchant City on Montrose Street and Cochrane Street before arriving in George Square, then continuing west along St Vincent Street, before heading to Cessnock, where it comes to an end.
In recent years Celtic fans have taken over the Trongate and Gallowgate as they have celebrated their team's successes, turning the air green with flares.
And it's feared the proximity between the areas - with fans expected to be partying around 500 yards away from the parade route - could cause chaos.
A spokesperson for Merchant City Community Council said: "Residents and businesses around Glasgow Cross are already concerned about serious disruption following the Celtic v St Mirren match.
" Police are likely to have their hands full just dealing with that. The presence of tens of thousands of Celtic and Orange Lodge supporters in the city on the same day is an unwelcome and possibly inflammatory mix.
"We call on the city council and the County Grand Lodge to get together to arrange for the parade to take place on a different date."
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