ORANGE Lodge chiefs have reportedly called off a march as it clashes with the Old Firm match this weekend.

Organisers feared there could be a fracas if the Ladies Day parade and Celtic fans ran into each other in Glasgow city centre.

The procession was due to set off two hours after Sunday’s noon kick-off against Rangers at Celtic Park – where the Hoops hope to clinch their seventh consecutive Premiership crown. The procession was to head through George Square to Cathedral Square – just as fans would be coming back into the city centre from Parkhead.

But angry march supporters have branded the decision to scrap the traditional outing as “diabolical”.

An Orange Order source told The Scottish Sun: “They cancelled it for fear of intimidation.

“There are concerns over reprisals from Celtic fans. But this is an annual demonstration and it has been going on for over 100 years.

“Everything was agreed. All the Orange Ladies, all the bandsmen and the church was booked. Now they have backed down and cancelled it. It’s diabolical. A lot of people are up in arms.”

Glasgow City Council confirmed: "There was a notification entered on our system for a public procession on that date, in the name of the County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow. That notification was subsequently withdrawn."