Celtic fans were less than impressed with the news that Hibs have been unable to sell out their allocation of tickets for Sunday’s League Cup Final at Hampden.
Close to 40,000 Celtic fans attended the semi-final win over St Johnstone last month with less than 30,000 tickets given to hoops fans for Sunday’s clash.
While Hibs supporters have been able to pick and choose tickets Celtic’s near 50,000 Season Ticket holders have had to go through a ballot system based on attendance at previous cup ties this season to come up with a ticket for Hampden.
From the moment that the finalists were known Hibs were lobbying for a 50% split of tickets.
While that seems to be the policy of the SFA who have a May final the reality of a trip to Glasgow in December to watch a struggling team doesn’t have the same appeal to the big match Hibs fans although Season Ticket holders quickly bought up tickets.
Celtic fans are likely to have the bulk of corporate and debenture seats at Hampden but while Hibs struggle to sell out their 19,500 tickets there is every indication that Celtic could have filled each of the 52,000 seats at the National Stadium.
Hibs left with Celtic clash surplus as ‘500 tickets unsold’ despite campaign for Premier Sports Cup parityhttps://t.co/UrBciB18mY pic.twitter.com/m0B7hwIDBs
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) December 15, 2021
They wanted half. What a riddy for them.
— Swed? (@Swedleypops) December 15, 2021
Hibees should admit that it looks like the SPFL got the allocation about right. I’m not holding my breath though!.
— Delmore Shwartz (@ShwartzDelmore) December 15, 2021
Embarrassing from @HibernianFC
— Brendan Ogle (@BrendanOgle2) December 15, 2021
Hibs left with embarrassing ‘500 unsold tickets’ for League Cup final clash after demanding 50/50 Hampden split with Celtichttps://t.co/Kss8q46HYS pic.twitter.com/Pns0f4k1Ve
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) December 15, 2021
If it was done right in the first place, the unsold tickets could’ve been handed to celtic… which was obviously hibs’ point in the first place ??
— Lumbo (@slumsden89) December 15, 2021
If true it’s a red neck and basically shows anybody who fancies a cup final and leans towards Hibs gets a ticket where as there’ll be Celtic season ticket holders watching on TV….. can’t be right ????
— Ange1967 (@1967Ange) December 15, 2021
Deluded diddy teams syndrome
— Jim Thomson (@Jimt4abdn) December 15, 2021
