NEW South Wales sports minister Stuart Ayres has fired a warning to Celtic and Rangers fans planning to attend the upcoming Sydney Super Cup clash in November.

Both Glasgow clubs are signed up to the tournament that will take place while the World Cup is on in Qatar.

The decision has been met with uproar from both sets of fans, but both clubs are yet to make a U-turn on their decisions.

Speaking today at a launch event for the competition, Ayres said: “It’s not 1984, it’s 2022, and we love passion, we love noise, but we want safe environments that people can come to.

“We’ve got a long runway, the event’s in November, we’ll do a lot of clear messaging around ticket sales and expectations of fan behaviour: come along, have a great time, just don’t be a d***head.

“We’re a well-experienced city when it comes to running large-scale, major events. We’ll engage with the clubs, we’ll take advice from them around preparations.”

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst respects the decision to play against Celtic in Australia was made in the club’s best interests.

A number of fans of both Glasgow clubs have reacted angrily to this week’s news that they will compete against each other in the Sydney Super Cup in November.

Some Rangers fans appear particularly agitated that the event has been billed in Australia as a homecoming for Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou.

Fans’ group Club 1872, the sixth largest shareholder in Rangers, this week wrote to the club seeking an explanation for the decision and claimed “alienating a significant portion of your supporter base cannot be seen as a sound commercial decision”.

When asked for his take on the decision ahead of Saturday’s visit of Aberdeen, Van Bronckhorst said: “We know there is going to be a big gap during the World Cup and I know the club is looking for friendly games, not only in that window but also in the international windows we have.

“I think it’s an opportunity for the club to go there and play for the fans who are based in Australia. And of course the club made the decision to go there because they do everything in the best interests of the club.

“For me, I just need to respect that decision and play a good couple of friendlies in Australia in November.”