MOTHERWELL fans protested against their proposed 6.15 kick-off against Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup.

The broadcaster has scheduled the quarter-final to be shown at an earlier time than usual, so they can also show Rangers vs Dundee on the same night.

This was not  well received by the Fir Park supporters, who displayed a banner condemning the move before their 3-0 defeat to Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. 

It read: "6.15 kick-off, TV before fans. F*** Premier Sports!"

Recently, the Steelmen's Chairman Alan Burrows explained that both clubs had pitched to the company for the game to begin at a later time and be shown on another of their channels.

He said: "Both Motherwell FC & Celtic FC raised concerns around the kick-off time based on the difficulties it will present to supporters wishing to attend the match.

"We asked the broadcaster to consider having the two live matches, scheduled for that day, run simultaneously on different channels.

"However, we have been informed that this is not possible due to other contractual commitments and no other arrangement are possible.

"Whilst we are extremely keen to work with our broadcast partners and commercial sponsors to ensure they get maximum value for their investment in Scottish football.

"It's a far from ideal scenario for fans of both clubs.

"We have been reassured that the circumstances surrounding this particular scheduling are extremely rare and unlikely to happen again."