'Appalling' to play League Cup semis on same day at Hampden
Aberdeen have described the decision to play their Scottish League Cup semi-final with Rangers at 12:00 GMT on a Sunday as "appalling".
The sides meet the first last-four match at Hampden Park on Sunday, 28 October, before Celtic and Hearts contest the second semi-final at 19:45.
Police Scotland advised the Aberdeen v Rangers game should be played first.
But while Aberdeen "appreciate" that standpoint, they believe "other options should have been investigated further".
The Scottish Professional Football League say it is "the most practical solution", given both Old Firm clubs' Europa League fixtures on 25 October.
And they have a contractual obligation to play the games at Hampden unless otherwise recommended by the police.
It will be the first time two domestic games have been staged at the stadium on the same day.
In a statement, Aberdeen said they have "repeatedly asked" for the authorities to stop giving them "completely unacceptable" kick-off times.
It added: "Yet again, what should be a showpiece occasion, is scheduled to start at a time that does not take supporters into account."
The say that holding the semi-finals on consecutive weekends would have been an option, with Celtic due to face Hearts in the Premiership the following weekend.
"We appreciate the authorities have a difficult job to schedule games in what is an extremely congested calendar," the statement continued.
"But to yet again ask our supporters to be in Glasgow for a 12:00 start on a Sunday is, quite frankly, appalling."
Source: bbc.com
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