Hearts have repeated their threat to cut Celtic’s ticket allocation for Tynecastle next season.
Ann Budge hit out at the Celtic support following the recent Scottish Cup tie making a number of allegations after watching her side thumped 4-0.
The away end was the only part of Tynecastle that was sold out with Budge looking for home fans to force Celtic out if Hearts return to the top tier next season.
Asked about future Celtic visits at the club AGM yesterday the Hearts owner said: “I think all agree that the kind of behaviour that was on display was completely unacceptable. I do have to say there was a little bit of that on the Hearts side.
“I’ve had many e-mails saying that unless you do something you won’t have any Hearts fans at the Celtic game, I do know it’s a serious issue. To a certain extent, it will be a little bit like the Rangers situation this season.
“If we have appetite from the Hearts support to attend the game then it is within our power to limit the amount of tickets we provide to the opposition.
“We will have to address it when it comes, hopefully next year, and we will be making it clear to the fans that we need them so we can limit the amount of tickets that we give to Celtic.”
At the AGM Budge also said that being out of the top division this season had cost the club £1m and that she expected the club to be playing in Europe within a couple of years