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Urgent talks to thrash out the rest of this season’s top-flight fixtures have reached an impasse.

League bosses had been expected to present fans with a full post-split schedule as early as yesterday morning after the weekend’s action confirmed the final standings in both halves of the table.

But Record Sport understands last night there was still no sign of an agreement being reached despite ongoing three-way discussions between the SPFL, police and broadcasters.

But it is now almost certain supporters will be kept waiting for at least another 24 hours – with red-faced officials facing the possibility that nothing will be announced until Thursday or even Friday.

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The final Old Firm game is likely to be second after the split with police trying to avoid a title decider. But nothing has been decided.

Our source said last night: “These are always complicated discussions and it’s proving difficult to find a resolution which suits all parties.

“Originally the SPFL said it hoped to announce the fixtures ‘early this week’ but that deadline appears to have been missed.

“The way things stand there is little or no chance of an agreement being reached on Tuesday so it’s going to be Wednesday at the earliest before clubs and fans find anything out. It could take until Thursday and in the worst-case scenario as late as Friday.”

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A major roadblock centres around fixing a date for the final Old Firm derby at Celtic Park – with cops adamant they don’t want it billed as a potential seven-in-a-row title party.

That angered Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers who believes such a showcase occasion could be used to help sell the Scottish game around the globe.

But our source added: “The police don’t want this game to be the first one after the split because Celtic only need one more win to tie up the title. But what happens if Celtic play another top-six side and end up losing that match?

“They could end up facing Rangers in the exact scenario the police are desperate to avoid so a lot of factors are having to be taken into consideration which is why this won’t be concluded as swiftly as fans and clubs would like.”