Celtic will be given a significantly increased ticket allocation for the League Cup tie away to Ross County on August 31- with ticket prices pegged at £20 for adults and £12 for concessions.
There were large areas of empty seats at the Global Energy Stadium on Saturday when the two sides met in the SPFL.
For the cup-tie County season tickets won’t be valid, with the match being shown live on television it is unlikely that there will be a greater demand for tickets from the home supporters.
The trend in recent seasons, with Livingston about the only exception, has been to cut the allocation of tickets for Celtic supporters but this morning Ross County announced:
For this match, tickets for Ross County supporters will be available in the West & Jailend stands, with the entirety of the North and East Stands being allocated to away fans.
With a low uptake on home section match tickets for our fixture with Celtic last weekend, we have taken the decision to trial this allocation for the upcoming cup match.
There were significant gaps across the home sections and having seen the success of other Premiership clubs in operating this kind of allocation we are keen to maximise the capacity of the stadium for this game.
As this is a Premier Sports Cup match, season tickets are not valid, however we will run a priority sales period for season ticket holders to secure tickets for the game prior to tickets going on general sale (see information below).
We have had significant dialogue with the relevant safety authorities who have given us their support in trailing this format for the match on the 31st August- that support being on the back of a successful matchday operation last Saturday against Celtic.
The North Stand is the goal that Celtic scored three times at on Saturday, with the addition of the East Stand for away supporters the Premier Sports cameras will be able to show what looks like a far busier stadium than Saturday’s SPFL match.
