Official Compromise reached over Old firm ticketing - SPFL announcement

[bluetonic]

I do t want them in Ibrox. But it was always gonny happen. So now We can look forward to them jeering, booong, laughing, singing, when we have a minutes silence for the memory of our 66 next January.

If using the broomloan, We need to put them right at the side next to the corner flag, easily done using that while side, away from the goals, not seen in tv coverage. do not give them the edge by being behind our goaly for half the game.

Well said

 

[Shawlands_Bluenose]

Probably the best solution.

Have they deliberately announced this agreement on Good Friday?

 

[Crouchy]

People have short memories and need reminded why they were booted out.

You not feel the measures outlined go some way to overcoming that though?

 

[theredwhiteandblue]

Anyone actually believe they will give us a single ticket more than we give them?

 

[rez1872]

I’m torn on this. Mainly because we get stuck still in that shit hole corner still and they get prime seats at our place.

 

[Big Hepy]

So seat movers won't be guaranteed a ticket for the Old Firms.

That's brilliant news for us movers.

As long as some people get a ticket to parkhead that's all that matters apparently.

 

[Herman]

In my experience this will have FF enraged, yet everyone on the bus and in the supporters club happy. Sensible solution all round.

I disagree with that most on our supporters bus wanted them kept away

 

[Gringotts Dragon]

Not a single negative comment in any of our bus or mates group chats.

Likewise. Even those who were initially for the cut have realised the game has lost its edge. European allocations are the happy medium

 

[maxblue]

Stick them in BF1 where the UB were.

That way we don't see many of them on the tele.

That’s exactly where they should be out of sight of the tv cameras

 

[ICA_86]

Anyone actually believe they will give us a single ticket more than we give them?

They can’t.

 

[mdingwall]

Celtic Board are fearful of their support.

Rangers Board know they will have a few dissatisfied customers and a couple letters of complaint.

Celtic work hadn't in hand with their extremist groups.

 

[PaulieGualtieri]

the club statement says 5%

Awell we’ll see. Not arsed either way, just glad it’s sorted

 

[BlueSeaOfIbrox]

Its a step in the right direction but I have a feeling we are going to be disadvantaged by the wording of "around" 5%. We should be getting a minimum of 3000 tickets but wait and see them try and claim they have to have extra segregation and reduce that figure right down.

If we give them our usual Euro allocation which is just above 5% (around 2600 tickets) and get anything less then 3k at the piggery in return then it will be a new arrangement again which favours them. The board should have been pushing for a new SPFL rule on all grounds.

5% across the board for scottish football with the home team allowed to give up more if they want and likewise, if the away team don't want 5% - They can come to an agreement to give seats back.

The simple, easy and effective solution.

 

[Cathcart Bear]

The mentally challengeds will get 2656 tickets at Ibrox.

We’ll get just under 2900 tickets at Parkhead I think

 

[Ashley5518]

Where are people getting this "around 5%"?

Our own club's website states they are required to give up 5% to away fans.

Saying that it's not like our club to make typing errors.

 

[Empire]

Ah, is the Club spin for the backdown?

ST holders losing out on a game to accommodate Celtic are made to feel guilty…

The official statement from Rangers. Unless “alternative seating arrangements” means watching it in their house then I don’t get why you think people won’t be at the game.

At Ibrox, this will affect supporters in sections BF5 and BR5, as well as part of BF4 and BR4 in the Broomloan Stand, as it would for European matches.

Alternative seating arrangements for supporters in these sections for Old Firm derbies have been identified and those affected will be contacted directly by the club.

 

[StuMac1972]

Seems like that is incorrect.

I'm sure we will find out soon enough, but the quote says around 5%.
2.5k of the piggery is 4.2%, and I can't see them giving us more that them.

 

[BrooklynBlue]

Rangers statement just says straight up 5%, no 'about 5%'.

Club statements have been proven wrong before. It also mentions “required to give” - that’ll be like this season when Celtic ignored the rules, gave no tickets and suffered no consequences.

 

[larkyfraz]

Any chance season ticket holders moved from the Copland to the broomloan might miss out?

Only if they are moving to bf5 or br5, and some of bf4 by looks of it.

 

[JW1988]

I called this on here back in February. I think it was to @govanfront85 IIRC

On the CF people being moved for the singing section thread, I said that people’s ST terms would be changed to allow Celtic to get at least the Euro allocation. Was shot down as “it’ll never happen” “Police Scotland won’t let it happen” etc

Yet here we are. Rangers fans now missing out.

I’m unaffected because I’m CF. But those are the breaks I guess

 

[Bluebluecee]

I never realised this meant some Broomloan season holders won't get in. We can't possibly defend the club if there is a single Rangers season holder told they are no longer seeing the game to allow a Celtic fan in.
Although I always thought 2500 of them would mean all season holders are accommodated, albeit some need to move seat.

You can bet your last dollar not one scum fan will be inconvenienced or lose their seat by this arrangement, our board have folded yet again to these scumbags

 

[The Blue Iceberg]

"Moan, moan, moan, I hate Celtic more than I love supporting Rangers" etc.

 

[alza75]

It would impact a lot more of our season ticket holders regarding having to be relocated, permanently or otherwise, but I can't help but think it might be better if the Away area was on the BR1/BF1 side of the Broomloan Stand rather than as shown below.

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Guy on other thread mentioned BF1 and BR1 due to union bears moving. Makes sense to do it that way.

 

[DRAGO]

Celtic work hadn't in hand with their extremist groups.

No doubt. Yet we give them a prime spot in our ground.

 

[dublinbluenose]

I disagree with that most on our supporters bus wanted them kept away

I tell you what it’s the end of rsc’s getting tickets for games at Ibrox against them after next week.

 

[Hamilcar_Barca]

There is a strange phenomenon amongst some of our fans that they are desperate for Celtc fans to be let in to Ibrox and they, themselves, are desperate to attend The Piggery!

It's called proper rivalry. Imagine when we had won the league title at the piggery 3-0 and there were no Rangers fans there to rub it in. Also, OF often gets cited as one of the biggest derbies in the World, a continuation of no away fans would have allowed that claim to slip.

not wanting any of that lot in Ibrox and the theory of it being full of bears as a good thing is the phenomenon here and it only popped up as a result of this website demanding it about 6 years ago. It was a pathetic move then on our part and this news thankfully rectifies it.

The manager and players want a sizeable backing when we play the filth, that alone means this is welcome news.

 

[PhilippeTheFair]

Celtic work hadn't in hand with their extremist groups.

Folk can label them any way they wish, they get things their way, eventually.

Literally, these scum are the voice of their club, always heard.

 

[HeyBert]

Absolutely delighted. Finally common sense has prevailed.

My generation will finally have a chance to see us turn them over in their own back yard!

If they’re MYGers Gold they won’t

 

[Scott grfc72]

The club have to stick with this being gold members only. Even if it’s 1 tickets a season guaranteed for the 2 fixtures this is a reward for being in gold and should be 100% gold only.

 

[rangeral]

Where are people getting this "around 5%"?

Our own club's website states they are required to give up 5% to away fans.

Saying that it's not like our club to make typing errors.

It is on the SPFL statement

 

[UnionCruiser72]

People have short memories and need reminded why they were booted out.

Flinging a flare and damage to concourses etc? Out of order agreed.

But if you’ve been to these games you know there’s no angels and it happens from our end as well.

A sensible approach would’ve been to apply the same measures every other European mob does with these games i.e Perspex or netting up to prevent missiles.

 

[Great white tadpole]

Its an automatic filter mate, no-one's had a go at your post. Its a hangover from transfer threads - if you type 'I..have..heard' (or something along those lines) it changes it to 'I'm making this up as I need the attention'

Calm yer jets - and learn the words/phrases to avoid.

My apologies then haha ffs I’m the one who feels like a tit now

 

[Thomas Milton]

It'll be 2.5k each.

That’s not what the statement from the SPFL says.

 

[The Goalie]

Club statements have been proven wrong before. It also mentions “required to give” - that’ll be like this season when Celtic ignored the rules, gave no tickets and suffered no consequences.

the 1st OF next season is at the piggery. If they dont give us the allocation they are required to, we do the same when they come to Ibrox.

 

[Big Joke New]

"Around 5%"?

So 2.750/60,000 = 4.6%
And 2.750/51,000 = 5.4%

Rounded, both are 5%

So 2.750 each and it's "around 5%"

Simples!

SPFL happy? Tick
Liewell happy? Tick
Goon Brigade happy? Tick
Rangers happy? Well, 3 out of 4 ain't bad..........

 

[deBoersHeader]

The official statement from Rangers. Unless “alternative seating arrangements” means watching it in their house then I don’t get why you think people won’t be at the game.

Seat transfers will be done on a first come first serve basis.

I'm not convinced everyone will get a new permanent seat.

 

[Overanout]

According to Stevie at 4 Lads, club will be writing to you soon to give you some options, including a permanent seat move. Anybody with ST’s in the affected section not guaranteed OF games apparently.

Disgusting.

 

[Big Joke New]

That’s not what the statement from the SPFL says.

Statement says "around" 5% - plenty of scope to make the allocations equal - and they will

 

[Est1872]

Club statements have been proven wrong before. It also mentions “required to give” - that’ll be like this season when Celtic ignored the rules, gave no tickets and suffered no consequences.

Yeah the obvious caveat is it wouldn't be like Rangers to balls up an important detail.

 

[Thomas Milton]

It’s around 2500 at each ground. Think Four Lads tweet was him misreading the 5% thing

SPFL statement says otherwise.

More misinformation.

 

[As You Were]

You're talking shite. FF does not have an opinion any more than the buses do. Plenty on here were in support of larger away allocations on both sides.

I did say in my experience.

Certainly seems that the majority of people wanting them kept out were vocal online. However almost everyone that I’ve personally came into contact with, on the buses, those around me at the game and Rangers fans I work with will be happy at todays news

 

[ML1Rangers]

So what we thinking on how this will be balloted? Will the goal posts be moved when it comes to Rangers deciding who gets tickets for it next season?

Top down?
Ballot gold only?
Or as it is... separate Cat A ballot among all tiers?
The way things are going Parkhead will be our biggest Cat A allocation.

Since mygers was announced celtic away was to be gold only.

 

[Funkhouser]

It's not going to be BF1 and along as my brother and I are in BF5 and we've already had an email about moving.

 

[Coop1872]

Anyone actually believe they will give us a single ticket more than we give them?

Just the very naive.

 

[ThreestripeS]

"Around 5%"?

So 2.750/60,000 = 4.6%
And 2.750/51,000 = 5.4%

Rounded, both are 5%

So 2.750 each and it's "around 5%"

Simples!

SPFL happy? Tick
Liewell happy? Tick
Goon Brigade happy? Tick
Rangers happy? Well, 3 out of 4 ain't bad..........

Celtic and their fans wanted the whole broomloan or nothing so that'll be 1 out of 4

 

[Tom Forsyth's stud]

We should have pushed to get put behind the goals at their shit tip!

That's not how they designed the stadium!

 

[CLSFB]

Seems like I’m in the minority here.

Back to them having prime position where as we do not get it replicated.

Back to them wrecking our stadium regardless of the result.

Back to season ticket holders getting moved or not even getting tickets to accommodate Celtic fans.

Don’t see any positives

I’ve seen us wreck their stadium plenty of times particularly the toilets. Both clubs pay for the damage that’s done.

I’ll tell you the positive, guys that follow their club will now be able to get a ticket for the piggery again. Rangers will now have 3000 fans making noise at the piggery instead of they horrible terrorist sympathising cunts having it their own way and only hearing their shite on the tele.

 

[Mickethius]

It's a good decision, football is for fans, both ours and theirs, I live in Basingstoke so don't get to Ibrox as much as I would like, and can confidently say I do not interact knowingly with a single one of their ilk, if I end up in their company I leave, I simply cannot stand listening to their faux Irishness. The chances of me getting a ticket home or away for this fixture is zero and even if I did work would dictate, but still think that atmosphere's make games so for me it's a good decision.

 

[IbroxMainStand]

First Old Firm is at Parkhead so if they %^*& us over we can do the same in return.

I read the around 5% as segregation but that may be naive on my part.

Hopefully I am wrong and its a fair deal but the wording of "around" stands out a mile. Wouldn't put it past them that we get boxed in a slightly bigger bit of their away corner with all the segregation and empty seats on our end while they get near half the Broomloan back.

 

[Big Joke New]

The mentally challengeds will get 2656 tickets at Ibrox.

We’ll get just under 2900 tickets at Parkhead I think

If you believe that will happen I have some magic beans for sale