Aberdeen vs Rangers. It’s one of the tastiest fixtures in the Scottish football calendar and the TV cameras are always sure to roll into the north east for a game between two of the fiercest rivals in the Premiership.
And Sky Sports could opt to put the rearranged meeting between the sides on to help the fill the club football void in England – and ensure bumper viewing figures. Giovanni van Bronckhorst was due to take his side to Pittodrie on September 10 for what was sure to be a lunchtime cracker.
The Light Blues had lost their third match on the spin following a Champions League loss at home to Napoli and faced a tricky trip north to take on Jim Goodwin’s men where another defeat would have left the Dutchman under real pressure. But the match was one of six in the top flight to be postponed due to the passing of The Queen, as professional football was paused to pay its respects to Her Majesty. But four of the six games scheduled for that day have now been rearranged.
