Season ticket renewals were sent out this week and there was considerable backlash as supporters learnt that prices remain frozen for the new campaign, whilst the much anticipated “added value” takes the form of a £50 retail voucher, which is to be redeemed in the Celtic Superstore.
The sale of season tickets was always going to be tough after supporters paid hundreds of pounds to watch home matches on a stream throughout 2020/21. Combined with that Covid enforced frustration, the disappointment of finishing 25 points behind our rivals in the league, and the ongoing wait for the announcement of a new manager, has left many fans feeling dejected.
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In contrast to the above, the club released a news story on their website today, thanking “thousands of season ticket renewers”. How many will join the renewers remains to be seen, but the Green Brigade don’t appear to be among them yet.
The Ultras group posted a Tweet this afternoon urging members of the North Curve (standing section) to hold off on renewals, whilst discussions take place among other supporter organisations to plan a united way forward.
We share the frustration of many around the season ticket launch and plan to consult NCC members asap.
We’ll also speak with other fan orgs to discuss a joined-up approach.
In the meantime, we’d encourage all in the North Curve to hold off renewing their season ticket.
— North Curve Celtic (@NCCeltic) May 27, 2021
Two groups closely aligned with the Green Brigade are Celtic Shared and The Celtic Trust. Both have had their say on social media, describing the club’s rejection of the share proposal as “extremely disappointing.”
Extremely disappointing to note that not only has the share proposal been rejected by the Celtic board, but that the PLC can treat the supporters with such contempt, especially after ordinary fans put so much money into the club without attending a single game. Utterly shameful. https://t.co/HGz1rL2E3e
— Celtic Shared (@Celtic_Shared) May 25, 2021
We hope that a satisfactory accommodation can be reached between the club and supporters, so that fans can get back to enjoying themselves at the football soon. Any developments will be updated on this site and you can have your say on matters by becoming involved with democratic organisations such as those mentioned above, or by contacting the club’s Supporter Liaison Officer online.
Not renewed by a certain date sale them to people
Who want to support club not run it £500 and they think they own the club