Dundee United wanted to bring in cheaper ticket prices for their Scottish Cup match at home to Celtic but found resistance from the Bhoys.
Fixture details of the upcoming Scottish Cup tie were announced today with the two teams going head-to-head in the quarter-final on Monday 14th March at 7:45pm.
The match will be shown on Premier Sports 1.
United are charging £27 to adults for the encounter but wanted that price point to be lower, only for Celtic to disagree and, in fact, ideally want the price point higher.
Scottish Cup rules dictate there is an agreement between clubs on ticketing details between clubs, with revenues shared.
United said in a statement this afternoon: “Very early on in discussions between the Clubs thereafter on ticket prices, Celtic advised us of the view that they were looking for a price point similar to an SPFL league match between the clubs (£30 adults).
“Celtic confirmed that they would be willing to agree an adult price of no lower than £27 and accept the concession prices of £15 and £10 and reiterated that they would sell their allocation out at this price. Despite our continued efforts to convince them to drop this price further, we were reminded that failure to agree would result in the price being set at normal prices (i.e. £30 for adults).
“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.”
Meanwhile, United have also retained use of the Shed end at Tannadice, behind the goals, for their own fans in a break from the norm when Celtic come to town.
Celtic used the Shed as recently as December when we won 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership. United feel they can leverage a competitive advantage with more of their own supporters in attendance, which is their right.
They acknowledge it might not be sold out but think it’s the best way forward for them in this particular match up.
It will mean a reduced allocation for Celtic supporters, with tickets likely to be gold dust for the big match.
Celtic have yet to confirm details for the sale of briefs.
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