Penny must drop or many supporters will soon find football is unaffordable. Rival supporters missing the entire point of Saturday’s protest at Tannadice. There was a time when supporters were untied in this sort of situation, not any more…
The Celtic supporters let their feelings be known about the ridiculous ticket pricing in Scottish football in the form of a protest during Saturday’s title clinching clash at Dundee United. The Tannadice club cashed in on hosting Celtic’s title party by increasing ticket prices for away fans by a huge 25% margin on the price charged for Celtic’s last visit in December 2024.
Proceedings were halted on two separate occasions as the Celtic supporters showered the pitch with tangerines and then footballs.
The Celtic fans protests were effect, getting the message across and achieving widespread coverage in the media
This was well documented as the game was being broadcast on SKY TV, and it caught the attention of the entire nation, which of course was the entire point of such a pubic showing of displeasure.
You’d think that the Celtic supporters would have the backing of the ordinary everyday supporter up and down the country as such outrageous financial hikes affect them in very much the same way.
‘Self entitled’ accusations
But no, sadly they’ve been criticised by fellow supporters. Accusations such as being ‘self entitled’ been aimed in our direction by some for simply daring to show our displeasure at such outrageous pricing which is taking advantage of the average hard working supporter.
This isn’t just about Saturday’s game and Dundee United in general, it’s about every other club up and down the country including our own, who we have also been publicly critical of on several occasions.
Supporters used to stick together when it concerned fat cats getting richer at out benefit. Not any more sadly, the days of supporters protesting in unison against the system such as the 1988 Scottish cup final red card display jointly displayed by Celtic and Dundee United supporters at Thatcher are now long gone.
Manchester City fans were also protesting
Last week Manchester City fans were protesting about the giant rise in ticket prices that make attending football matches unaffordable for so many. The cost of the City tickets were actually mind bogglingly high. Maybe Scottish football won’t reach that levels but £42 to go to a game at Tannadice is not on.
It’s £56 to watch the Glasgow Derby
This is NOT a club colours issue, it’s an issue that should be supporters collectively standing up for their collective interests against the clubs so that football remains reasonably priced and affordable to the ordinary fan. This weekend Celtic supporters are paying £56 for a ‘golddust’ ticket to go to Ibrox and theRangers supporters paid the same for their recent visit to Celtic Park.
Many supporters of both teams would not pay that but the demand far outweighs the supply and both clubs look after corporate supporters within their allocations. What is hidden though is that the home supporters are also paying this within their season tickets.
St Johnstone made the correct call, made their money and also got the three points
A few weeks back St Johnstone’s new owners reckoned enough was enough with their stadium sitting embarrassingly half empty for their matches against the big two Glasgow clubs. They changed their policy to give Celtic three stands which were filled by our support, at the standard price, and that had a bearing on the result. St Johnstone turned a 6-0 hammering for Celtics first visit into a 1-0 victory which could ultimately prove decisive if the Perth Saints can beat the drop.
All those empty seats at Tannadice on Saturday
Meanwhile at the weekend, while increasing the prices for away supporters to £42, Dundee United were offering their own fans tickets at a tenner. Even then it didn’t work and there were thousands of empty seats. Celtic won the match 5-0 so having re-arranged their seating plans – as St Johnstone did – Dundee United could have maintained their December prices, filled their stadium by allocating more seats to Celtic supporters, and probably made more than the thousands they fleeced from our support at the weekend with their grubby money grab.
Half empty stands on Sky Sports is a bad look for the Scottish Premiership
Sky Sports essentially want to show as many Celtic and theRangers away games as they can and that’s where their interest is and why they spend what they do. So stadiums with empty seats is a bad look and will not help attract further sponsorships. It’s a bad look.
Keep ticket prices affordable and do everything possible to fill the stadiums. It’s not rocket science, just plain old common sense.
Just an Ordinary Bhoy
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I agree, the SPFL should distribute all revenue and expenses from one account. Even disbursement reperationlike. No more one club or two club monopoly
I don’t notice the Goon Brigade complaining about the ticket racket operating at Celtic Park, whereby they receive all the best tickets for away games, no matter the paucity of our allocation. As for their stupid protest at Tannadice? It will come to pass that opposition clubs may protest the result if games are interrupted in such a fashion.
Hail Hail.
Fail Fail.
Where’s the evidence that there’s preferential treatment in ticket distribution?
If you don’t have it then that’s ignorance and prejudice and worthy of ridicule, as similar nonsense from Huns and their media.
The 2nd part is even more risible and only worthy of an Ibrox imbecile.
Aye, dead on mate. I’ll not stoop to your level of personal abuse. It’s unbecoming of you. Ask yourself this. The Green Brigade have dragged the good name of Celtic FC through the gutter for years. What part of their behaviour floats your boat:
1. Their disgusting sectarian add-ons to fine rebel songs? Wolfe Tone must be so proud.
2. Their juvenile sick songs about dead Huns and royals?
3. Their wee spat at Christmas with their Union Bears mates, where women and children were terrorised, while out shopping?
4. Why were they so keen to video themselves wearing Hun and Loyalist paraphernalia, when they nicked the UBs.stuff? Would any Celtic supporters do so?
Hail Hail.
I have no personal beef with you, Cha. I remember some of your posts on Phil’s site. I would have agreed with most of your them. As far as the GB goes, we’ll never be on the same page. So let’s leave it at that, eh? I was at the CS gas game at Easter Road in 1987. That probably colours my views of the GB somewhat.
Hail Hail.
Fail Fail (again)
You call Celtic fans “Goons” and react like a crying wean when you get a reply in kind.
It’s quite simple; you want respect then you show it; you show disrespect then you get that.
That’s adult behaviour.
No evidence provided to support your ticketing allegations, which comes as no surprise.
The rest reads like it’s been directly lifted from Follo Follow, which is probably your level and not worthy of engagement from an adult.
Fair enough. You still haven’t mentioned which GB behaviours float your boat. I try to be half civil, and you double down on the personal stuff. Fair play to ye. You’ll forgive me if I don’t return the serve. Life’s too feckin’ short.
Hail Hail.
If I said the GB float my boat then you might have a point but I didn’t, so you don’t.
You’ve made several very specific allegations, that I’ve asked you to provide evidence for, which you’ve not done.
This is what I would do and I’m never impressed with anyone who don’t stand up their claims.
As for your claim that your view of the GB is coloured by something that happened 20 years before they were founded, really?
Aye, really. The Casuals and the Celtic Soccer Crew were the forerunners of the Green Brigade. Groups using Celtic FC for their own selfish ends. Ask yourself why the GB, for the most part, have never protested against the board. It’s not in their interests to do so. You ask for evidence of ticket privileges. It’s right there in front of your eyes at every away game. The GB, front and centre, behind the goal, with their very obvious banner. Is this coincidence?
When the GB were banned a couple of seasons ago, the first act upon re-entering Paradise, was to raise a banner proclaming: Football Without Fans Is Nothing. So what were the 99.9% of Celtic supporters who attended the games during their banishment? Chopped liver? You speak about disrespect. That was disrespect.
I’ll finish by saying, that I was outside Celtic Park every 2nd week, in the pissing rain and the driving snow, protesting against the Kellys and the Whites from 90-94. As were many fellow Tims. Does that sound like the actions of a Hun? I repeat, I have no personal issue with you. Do not make this personal. It’s strictly business.
Hail Hail.
Hail Hail.
Their own selfish ends, what like organising foodbank and other collections, ‘Match the fine for Palestine’, ‘Refugees welcome’, arranging full stadium TIFOs, generating atmosphere, when otherwise the place would be like a morgue etc?
There’s also been frequent anti-board protests, ‘Asleep at the Wheel’, Lawwells etc.
Please provide similar actions from the groups that you claim were forerunners. I doubt you can and therefore your claims, as per usual, are unfounded.
Your ticket allocation ‘evidence’ is nothing of the sort; you need to prove that those getting tickets don’t deserve them and your obvious jealousy/hatred doesn’t cut it.
I’ve simply asked you to justify your increasingly bizarre claims and simply pointed out you’ve not done this ever, yet you keep raising more nonsense.
I simply attack the lazy Anti-GB groupthink that keeps regurgitating the same evidence less tropes. The ones that like to abuse others but get all ‘hurty feelings’ when they get a reply in kind. I’m sure there’s a word for that.
I’m not sure what business you’re in but it’s certainly not the ‘justifying claims’ one!
There is no point continuing this. As a typical Brit-lefty, you have an answer to everything. You simply answer a question with a question. The Green Brigade have no place at Celtic Park. Yes, they do charitable works…and make sure that the world knows about it. As usual, publicity is what it’s about. The Orange Order and the Masons also do charitable works. Does that justify their Fascist behaviour?
Hail Hail.
“As a typical Brit-lefty”.
Nowhere did I mention my nationality nor political outlook, so yet more ignorant, in the true sense of the word, and fact free ‘analysis’.
I’m wondering what’s the cause of your latest impotent fury, was it the reference to refugees, who are fleeing wars and are met by hostility and oppression in their ‘host’ countries?
Perhaps it was Palestine, which is subject to the unimaginable horror of genocide?
I understand the rabid right-wing media, such as the Daily Hate Mail, being furious at acts of solidarity for the above, so are these your ideological soul-mates or is there another reason.
“simply answer a question with a question”, oh dear, you’re really having a ‘mare.
The original question was for you to stand-up your serious allegation that certain Celtic fans were abusing the ticket allocation and were gaining an unfair advantage.
You have singularly failed to do so and the grown-up response would be to withdraw and apologise.
You haven’t done and instead double down with increasingly bizarre and paranoid conspiracy theory nonsense, which is not a good look.
If you continue on like this, you’re going to need a JCB for that increasingly big hole you’re digging for yourself.