Storm Eowyn batters Celtic and Rangers stadiums as roof ripped off and match under threat

Storm Eowyn has been battering the UK connected Friday, and some of Glasgow's iconic Old Firm stadiums person been hit, with Celtic saying their lucifer connected Saturday is nether threat

Celtic accidental Saturday's Scottish Premiership lucifer against Dundee is nether menace aft Storm Eowyn caused harm to Parkhead, portion Rangers' Ibrox stadium has besides seen portion of its extortion ripped off.

Storm Eowyn has been battering the UK passim Friday, with Scotland peculiarly affected. The Scottish authorities accidental 100,000 homes person been near without powerfulness owed to the precocious winds.

A gust of 102mph was recorded connected the Tay Road Bridge successful Dundee, portion winds reached 101mph successful Drumalbin successful South Lanarkshire.

Glasgow has besides been deed hard by the storm, and the city's 2 celebrated nine shot stadiums person some been damaged successful the conditions.

Celtic enactment retired a connection connected Friday saying that they volition measure the harm to Parkhead pursuing the storm, adding that they are incapable to corroborate whether the Dundee fixture - which is scheduled to footwear disconnected astatine 3pm connected Saturday - volition beryllium capable to spell ahead.

"Unfortunately today's terrible upwind conditions person caused immoderate harm astatine Celtic Park," said the club. "Our stadium and information unit are presently incapable to afloat measure the grade of the harm owed to the ongoing utmost conditions.

"In airy of this and successful bid that we pass afloat and openly with our fans, successful the interests of protagonist safety, we are incapable to corroborate astatine this signifier whether the lucifer time betwixt Celtic and Dundee (Jan 25) volition beryllium capable to proceed. Of course, we volition beryllium doing each we tin to guarantee that it does.

"A afloat appraisal and determination volition beryllium made arsenic aboriginal arsenic imaginable time greeting (Saturday) and we volition update our supporters arsenic soon arsenic we can. We convey our supporters sincerely for their understanding."

Meanwhile footage has emerged of the tempest taking disconnected portion of the extortion of Ibrox, Rangers' location ground, arsenic the precocious winds battered Glasgow.

Rangers, who mislaid 2-1 to Manchester United successful the Europa League connected Thursday, are scheduled to question to Dundee United connected Sunday for a 12pm kick-off.

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