GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 04: A general view of both sets of fans during a William Hill Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium, on May 04, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images)
On Tuesday Celtic fans discovered if they had been balloted a Scottish Cup Final ticket.
On top of a Season Ticket you have to be in the Home Cup Ticket Scheme which would have involved buying tickets for two matches against Hibs plus games against Falkirk, Kilmarnock and Raith Rovers which comes it at around £120 with five Champions League matches costing the guts of £200.
Clearly not everyone that went to those matches can get a ticket for the Cup Final but very little is known about the process involved in allocating tickets and crucially how many tickets are made available to ordinary Season Ticket holders.
There is a real feeling that the number of corporate tickets is increasing, for £250 you get a pre-match buffet at Celtic Park, a bus to Hampden and a seat in the North Stand or East Stand then a bus back to Celtic Park after the match.
Sick of these ballots. Last 3 SC finals my sons had nothing. My mates had all 3. Why can’t those who never got last year get this yr. Its easy to pull that data @CelticFC . Your process is lazy and unfair. You should be looking after ALL season book holders on HTCS. @CelticFCSLO
— Joseph Sloan ?? (@sloanybhoy7) May 7, 2025
Totally agree 100% my mate I sit with gets tickets for every final yet come finals I’m 50/50 as to getting one the process is flawed and yes lazy Is exactly what it is.
— michael nugent (@nugentu2) May 8, 2025
The nature of the ballot is unknown, with nothing made public it should be assumed that it is entirely random.
Everyone that qualifies goes in a draw with the same chance of a ticket.
Most fans would prefer a rolling system where those unsuccessful for one cup final are given preference for the next.
Generally for semi-finals, other than against the club from Ibrox, everyone can be catered for.
Celtic had close to 40,000 fans at the League Cup semi-final against Aberdeen and the Scottish Cup semi against St Johnstone, tickets for that match filtered down to a general sale to Season Ticket holders not on the Home Cup Ticket Scheme.
This. Time Celtic produced a detailed breakdown of where the tickets go – home ticket scheme, hospitality, corporate etc. https://t.co/XXHLYHO58h
— St.Anthony (@Stephen4_2) May 7, 2025
You’ve got to feel for the Aberdeen fans on these occasions ! Travelling the long journey to Glasgow …then 35 minutes into the final , thousands head back to the buses despondent , as another Scottish Cup is gone by that time and the long journey back home beckons ? How miserable can they feel ? How much is a cup final ticket again ?
Ah, Lawwell taught his minions well, meet the New Boss, same as the Old Boss
plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
Why would fans think otherwise?
You’re just a number, much like any one of the mythical 10K on the Season Book waiting list.
All done to deter people from cancelling in haste then going to the back of the bus, sorry queue.
If that figure was anywhere near accurate then extra capacity would have been built years ago. Are we seriously expected to believe that the Board would turn dead down the option of 10K x £500 per annum (minimum). Good auld Pete would have been front and centre laying the bricks himself. Just another string to his bow…..
Kerching….
Incidentally, if you type in ‘Kerching’ to this post, predictive text changes it to ‘Leeching’.
Coincidence or what?
Ah you want flied lice with cully.
Is it the same on the klan sites ?. You are right enough about the so called waiting list I agree there.
Lol some clown on Football Insider bragging about the stadium capacity being increased at the bigot dome, unfortunately the dopey cunt doesn’t mention how many extra seats.
King out on a mission yesterday still trying to pimp himself and his worthless shares out there.
PANIC is stations have set in now,in February it was announced about the FAKEOVER only weeks away from completion,3 months later and they are still in the same position no further forward.
March became April,April became May and now May has become June.
All that’s missing there is Neil Sedaka,ah love ah love ah love ma calendar girl,everyday of the year.
My Doctor had a debenture sest, wasn’t interested in club football, just Scotland games, rugby games and concerts so I was always ok for Celtic cup finals at Hampdump…
I didn’t mind getting them that way as I was going to every Celtic game at Parkhead in these days, not looked for one since I stopped going and she’s retired now anyway so not sure whose getting the bonus (if any) nowadays…
It cost me the bronze, silver or gold package and a decent bottle of malt whisky…
For what it’s worth – I always chose the bronze package !
I always laugh to think that some supporters actually think the Celtic board will do anything to benifit the ordinary fanbase.
We’re a cash cow now pà y your money and shut the feck up.
Our group used to go together to Hampdump back before the days when Parasite Pete decided to cash in on the HCTS by opening it up to more of our fans at around £10 a skull.
I have no problem with the first part of that equation but abhor the cashing in on supporters needs,for profit.
This meant that from almost everyone on the HCTS being allocated a ticket we now have this farce every time we play a half decent team at the national stadium.
We got in touch with the excellent Celtic SLO last year to enquire as to why fans could not be grouped so that either all got a ticket in a group of,for arguments sake,2 or 4 as we were able to do during covid,or none at all which would suit a lot of our fanbase.
He basically said that there was no will fromq the hierarchy to do this as they were guaranteed to sell out anyway and there was no incentive to do it as it didn’t bring in any extra cash.
He added that this would make his life a whole lot easier as he is inundated with fan enquiries every game at Hampdump on ticketing issues.
Furthermore he added that everyone goes into the ballot with an equal chance meaning you could be lucky in 9 case in a row and still be successful on a 10th, 11th, 12, ad infinitum.
Conversely, you could be unsuccessful by the same process !
I have a friend in South Armagh whose 16 year old son has been allocated a ticket for this year’s final with no accompanying adult which is not only ludicrous but also very dangerous.
We are seen by these parasites running our club as what they describe as “Legacy Fans” which means we only pay our admission fee and nothing else whereas they want “Tourist Fans” who are willing to pay a fortune on corporate tickets and club merchandise thus bringing in more money for Parasite Pete to hoard.
They have us by the short and curlies as long as we refuse to engage in a boycott of games in Mount Florida and the 4 Adidas kits etc every season.
All this,and yet we laugh our bollox off at the huns support, calling them the most gullible fans on the planet.
We get what we deserve……shitshow after shitshow !