Celtic by-pass Hearts to sell tickets direct to fans
The financial problems of the Edinburgh club has resulted in players wages going unpaid with Vladimir Romanov looking to sell his stake in the club.
Most clubs issue tickets directly to the visiting club to distribute to their own fans but with cash flow a problem at Tynecastle Celtic and Hibs have decided to sell the tickets directly to Hearts fans.
The Hearts Supporters Federation are upset at the increased charges for this service and believe that the move is due to cash troubles for their OPPONENTS!
“We are used to dealing with Hearts directly and getting our orders in a group booking,” Steve Kilgour of the Hearts Federation told a local newspaper. “There’s no guarantee of that same service from Celtic and Hibs.
“If this is being done because the other clubs suspect Hearts won’t pay them the ticket money they are due, then that’s just an excuse.
“I think the other clubs want the money straight away, they don’t want to wait because they need cash themselves.
“There has been a bit of tit for tat between Hearts and Celtic in the past over tickets. But Celtic go out of their way to make you unwelcome as it is.
“Parkhead is the most inhospitable place in Scotland to go and watch a football match. That goes from the stewarding right to the policing.”
If the same stewarding arrangements were in place at Tynecastle it may have prevented Neil Lennon from being assaulted at the Edinburgh ground earlier this year.
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