The Scottish National Party (SNP) do not seem to be hiding their bias for Celtic over Rangers.

It has been clear for years, especially as their politicians and party leaders look to criticise the Ibrox outfit for banal issues.

Andrew Cavenagh, in his role as the Chairman of Rangers, may need to address this issue if things continue in the same manner.

SNP-run Glasgow Council’s shunning of Ibrox shows agenda against Rangers

The Glasgow Council, which is run by the SNP, allocates public funds for hosting their events in football stadiums in the city.

Data obtained by Freedom of Information requests (FOI) shows that the council’s education services department has used Celtic Park for conferences and events 13 times since the start of the 2022/23 financial year.

The Scottish Daily Express finds that, in contrast, Ibrox has not even been used once, while Hampden Park, the home ground of the Scotland national team, has been used just four times.

Rightly so, this discrepancy has led to rival parties calling out the SNP for not allocating taxpayer money properly.

Glasgow Tory MSP Annie Wells argued that they are risking blatant favouritism by not using all three venues equally.

She said: “Glasgow is lucky enough to have three major football stadiums with the capacity to host such events.

“To avoid any suspicion of favouritism, the city council should be utilising all of them equally, or none at all, when it comes to hiring venues for conferences or corporate events.”

What Andrew Cavenagh can do to address this issue

Cavenagh is now at the front and centre of the new ownership structure, and these issues fall under his purview.

He can argue that Ibrox has 20 different event spaces, which can host from 10 to 700 people, and can surely serve as an alternative to Celtic Park.

Hampden, on the other hand, has 30 venues for events and a capacity of up to 1000.

Cavenagh is responsible for safeguarding the club’s commercial and reputational standing.

The council’s snub means lost revenue for the Light Blues as each booking could bring in thousands, similar to the £13k+ spent at Celtic Park.

By speaking out, he can pressure the council to consider Ibrox for future tenders, and that is something anyone non-partisan would not argue against.

Also, his outsider perspective as an American with no entrenched political ties in Scotland makes him ideally positioned to call out the SNP’s blatant favouritism without being dismissed as partisan.