Will Sheep want 50/50 split

It’s simply not reasonable for loyal fans that support a side through thick and thin to miss out due to day trippers than never go to games in a whole season. The sheep should be given a set amount of tickets in line with their average attendances at similar games and told to fuuck off.
 
If they can sell the tickets they should get half the allocation. I'm doubtful myself but they deserve the chance. But if they don't manage it the SPFL need to make sure there's some mechanism for passing them on to our fans to give as many as possible a chance to attend, to raise as much money thru the gates as possible and to provide the best possible spectacle for the TV audience.
 
The_Degan said:
Let’s not pretend our fans don’t pick and choose as well . Our bus only had 9 last night yet had 70 odd have traveled to euro games etc . It’s a neutral venue they should be sold in blocks to them and if they can sell half fine as it’s a neutral semi final .
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What did we have last night 35k plus?

They never fill their tiny shite stadium unless they play us even when they were in a genuine title challenge with Delia's diddys they didn't fill it.

They're the only 'big team' in the region and there's no excuses.

We consistently sell above 45k for league games regardless whether it's Hamilton or the sneaky uncles. We should get priority not glory hunting sheep molesters that like to pretend they are some kind of rivals to us because they've been not bad for 5 years or so and we've been abysmal.
 
Seen it mentioned earlier in the thread that Hivs asked for half Vs the Mhanks, didn't sell them and seats weren't offered over to the Mhanks. Is this true?
 
Thomas Bryce said:
Seen it mentioned earlier in the thread that Hivs asked for half Vs the Mhanks, didn't sell them and seats weren't offered over to the Mhanks. Is this true?
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Yip, they sold seats all over their half of the ground rather than in blocks. This meant that there were about 10k empty seats and mentally challengeds locked out.
 
spotlight said:
They will do well to sell 18k.
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I fully expect them to be bring minimum 20k as it's the first time in years we have played each other at Hampden, plus their fans will be more inclined to come out in force against us, as compared to a semi against Celtic.
 
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Packed Sheep end no doubt.
 
They won’t even sell 15,000 which is about the maximum they have ever had at any semi final in this country.
They will demand a 50/50 split in the hope of keeping as many Bears away from the game as possible.
 
Opta said:
First train from Aberdeen arrives 12:15, not a chance of them selling around 12k never mind 25k.
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Don't think many fans travel by train these days. Hate Dolly but not their fault early kick off and should be given as may tickets as they wish.

Again easy for us to attend in big numbers as semi finals are held in our own city.
 
Nope, not a chance.

However once again we should be laying a marker down.

They should be given their ticket allocation in increments.

If they sell them, then fair do's We get the rest.
 
Sheep no happy

An AFC spokesperson commented. “As a club we have repeatedly asked that the authorities stop giving us kick-off times which, for our large travelling support, are completely unacceptable, but yet again, what should be a showpiece occasion, is scheduled to start at a time that does not take supporters into account.

“While we appreciate Police Scotland was insistent that our game was played first for operational reasons, we believe, and stated along with others, that having both games in the same stadium on the same day, is inappropriate. There are other options that should have been investigated further, including staging the two games on consecutive weekends or using two different venues which would have allowed kick-off times more suitable for what are hugely significant occasions in the Scottish football calendar. Contesting the two matches on consecutive weekends would be an alternative surely worth investigating, particularly as Celtic are due to face Heart of Midlothian in the Ladbrokes Premiership the following weekend, while also fulfilling the contractual obligations.

“We appreciate the authorities have a difficult job to schedule games in what is an extremely congested calendar but to yet again ask our supporters to be in Glasgow for a 12 noon start on a Sunday is, quite frankly, appalling.”

https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/09/27/aberdeen-confirm-dismay-over-sunday-lunchtime-start/?cn-reloaded=1
 
Laudrups Barnet said:
What did we have last night 35k plus?

They never fill their tiny shite stadium unless they play us even when they were in a genuine title challenge with Delia's diddys they didn't fill it.

They're the only 'big team' in the region and there's no excuses.

We consistently sell above 45k for league games regardless whether it's Hamilton or the sneaky uncles. We should get priority not glory hunting sheep molesters that like to pretend they are some kind of rivals to us because they've been not bad for 5 years or so and we've been abysmal.
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It’s a neautral semi final . If we were to meet Barca in a final would u be happy them getting twice as many tickets cause their home attendance is twice as much ?
 
AsYouWere said:
Sheep no happy

An AFC spokesperson commented. “As a club we have repeatedly asked that the authorities stop giving us kick-off times which, for our large travelling support, are completely unacceptable, but yet again, what should be a showpiece occasion, is scheduled to start at a time that does not take supporters into account.

“While we appreciate Police Scotland was insistent that our game was played first for operational reasons, we believe, and stated along with others, that having both games in the same stadium on the same day, is inappropriate. There are other options that should have been investigated further, including staging the two games on consecutive weekends or using two different venues which would have allowed kick-off times more suitable for what are hugely significant occasions in the Scottish football calendar. Contesting the two matches on consecutive weekends would be an alternative surely worth investigating, particularly as Celtic are due to face Heart of Midlothian in the Ladbrokes Premiership the following weekend, while also fulfilling the contractual obligations.

“We appreciate the authorities have a difficult job to schedule games in what is an extremely congested calendar but to yet again ask our supporters to be in Glasgow for a 12 noon start on a Sunday is, quite frankly, appalling.”

https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/09/27/aberdeen-confirm-dismay-over-sunday-lunchtime-start/?cn-reloaded=1
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large travelling support ??? Yip they'll be able to sell 50% of Hampden capacity no bother, aye right
 
Tugay83 said:
If they can sell the tickets they should get half the allocation. I'm doubtful myself but they deserve the chance. But if they don't manage it the SPFL need to make sure there's some mechanism for passing them on to our fans to give as many as possible a chance to attend, to raise as much money thru the gates as possible and to provide the best possible spectacle for the TV audience.
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agree with this.
 
IF they demand a 50/50 split then they should pay for the tickets up front.

If they don’t sell the tickets then Sheep board need to pay for any unsold tickets

That will mean they shit it and agree a smaller split of the crowd
 
The_Degan said:
It’s a neautral semi final . If we were to meet Barca in a final would u be happy them getting twice as many tickets cause their home attendance is twice as much ?
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The allocation of cup final & semi final tickets is always a contentious issue. Personally I think a fair way to do it would be to give 25% of the capacity to each time (c. 13k) and then the remaining 50% to be split as a ratio of each team’s average home attendance. So since Rangers average roughly say 3 times Aberdeen we would get something like a further 19k tickets and Aberdeen about 6.5k.

That would still mean anyone who watched Aberdeen at least once or twice a season would get a ticket but would also recognise Rangers larger support. So 32k to Rangers & 19.5k to Aberdeen feels about fair to me.
 
snoopyboymason said:
Their average ticket sales for the last few semis should be taken into account they can’t even sell out pittodrie vs us
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If we got to a champions league final against Barca would you accept Rangers receiving only a third because of your ruling?

Bit of a pompous rule you are championing which simply isn’t right.

If they can sell them then good and nothing more can be said.
 
Most of the lads I know who are season ticket holders, decent lads as well aren’t even going down to the game. Early kick off is a no no. They will struggle to sell 12k
 
Rangers500 said:
If we got to a champions league final against Barca would you accept Rangers receiving only a third because of your ruling?

Bit of a pompous rule you are championing which simply isn’t right.

If they can sell them then good and nothing more can be said.
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This in a nutshell.

A lot of our fans seem to think we have a given right to a larger allocation simply due to us having a larger support?

The Barca argument ends this debate for me, if we got to the CL final I suppose all these same supporters would be happy with Barca getting more tickets than us, simply because they have more supporters?

It's a nonsense debate, it's a semi final at a neutral venue. It will be 50/50, and rightly so.
 
They get what they can sell up to a 50% allocation, fair enough if that's how it's done.
 
Rangers500 said:
If we got to a champions league final against Barca would you accept Rangers receiving only a third because of your ruling?

Bit of a pompous rule you are championing which simply isn’t right.

If they can sell them then good and nothing more can be said.
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They won’t sell out imo it’ll be like Hibs vs Celtic where Hibs got half and their end was half empty 17,000 is plenty for them behind the goal and half the south stand
 
I dont get all the fear about these 2 games being on the same day and the '100k' fans guff.
Only one side will seel a full allocation - us.
Dons 8K if lucky
jambos 15K
Tims 30K - as they are not playing against us.

Thats me being kind, probably need to reduce those numbers for segregation
 
If they sell them in sections, and Dolly manage to sell 50% of available seats, I won't have an issue with them getting half. As long as there aren't seats lying empting to spite bears.
 
snoopyboymason said:
They won’t sell out imo it’ll be like Hibs vs Celtic where Hibs got half and their end was half empty 17,000 is plenty for them behind the goal and half the south stand
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Perhaps not but they deserve the chance to try and sell out. If they have empty seats then it should be at their cost.

We shouldn’t automatically receive an advantage in terms of fan numbers without the other teams agreement simply because we have a bigger fan base.

However with the threat of it costing them money most Scottish clubs would accept that to avoid paying for tickets they can’t afford.
 
barrheadbear said:
Don't think many fans travel by train these days. Hate Dolly but not their fault early kick off and should be given as may tickets as they wish.

Again easy for us to attend in big numbers as semi finals are held in our own city.
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As many tickets as they wish?!
 
Probably, but can't see them selling them all so after the initial posturing and promises, we'll get a few extra thousand.
 
It would be very hypocritical of their board to come out saying the rearrangements dont suit our fans then demand a 50-50 seating split surely
 
Absolutely no chance they would sell it out against anybody else but against us its a possibility.
 
The SPFL should add the 2 clubs average attendances together and divide by the Hampden capacity then both clubs get the same average attendance percentage. That way everyone who attends regularly has the same chance of getting a ticket, rather than half our regulars missing out and any mutton molester can get a ticket. If that means we get 45000 and they get 7000, tough.
 
mfgorm said:
The SPFL should add the 2 clubs average attendances together and divide by the Hampden capacity then both clubs get the same average attendance percentage. That way everyone who attends regularly has the same chance of getting a ticket, rather than half our regulars missing out and any mutton molester can get a ticket. If that means we get 45000 and they get 7000, tough.
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Devils advocate - their ground is bigger than ours - would you accept 55-45 split vs the filth? If not then the rule you are suggesting makes no sense.
 
mfgorm said:
The SPFL should add the 2 clubs average attendances together and divide by the Hampden capacity then both clubs get the same average attendance percentage. That way everyone who attends regularly has the same chance of getting a ticket, rather than half our regulars missing out and any mutton molester can get a ticket. If that means we get 45000 and they get 7000, tough.
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Absolute nonsense.

It's going to be 50/50,whether people want it to be or not.
 
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Rangers500 said:
Devils advocate - their ground is bigger than ours - would you accept 55-45 split vs the filth? If not then the rule you are suggesting makes no sense.
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It makes perfect sense, we’ll have ST holders missing out to day trippers.

It’s not about the size of the ground, it’s the size of the support. I think if you took the real attendance figures from Ibrox and Parkhead, that split would be very much in our favour anyway unless you’re counting green seats!
 
People saying they will never sell them, it's a semi final v us. Of course they will sell them.

Against anyone else maybe not but against us they will.
 
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