Celtic fans handed massive cut in ticket allocation for Scottish Cup clash

Celtic fans won’t occupy The Shed for their Scottish Cup tie at Dundee United- but will have to pay £27 to watch the match from the Jerry Kerr Stand. 

Before the introduction of all-seater stadiums United’s most vocal supporters would watch from The Shed (now the West Stand) but for more than 20 years that area has been given over to away supporters. 

It seems that United have been under pressure to bring back the spirit of the eighties with the club announcing new arrangements for the March 14 cup clash. 

? You asked, we listened.

? The Shed will be open to United fans for our @ScottishCup Quarter-Final against Celtic which will take place on Monday 14th March

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— Dundee United FC (@dundeeunitedfc) February 25, 2022

United will have supporters on three sides of the stadium, expecting fans including Season Ticket holders to pay £27 for a Monday night match live on telly seems highly ambitious, or foolish. 

For the December SPFL match part of the Jerry Kerr Stand was closed, reducing the number of Celtic fans present for the 3-0 hoops victory. 

The United website explained the £27 pricing policy:

We are aware of the social media energy around pricing for the cup tie and while we wish we could have agreed a further reduced price with Celtic, these prices remain below SPFL league matches and are comparable to the prices for our trip to Pittodrie this weekend. 

We fully appreciate the support that our fans have shown us during this season (and always) and we hope our decision to have United fans in three stands for this tie is vindicated by an enhanced home support. This remains a fantastic opportunity for the Club to reach Hampden and a Scottish cup semi-final and together we can dream of further glory.