Ross County have confirmed they will be offering more away tickets to Celtic for the upcoming Scottish League Cup clash in Dingwall than the usual allocation.
Less than 2,000 Celtic supporters were allowed into the Staggies’ ground at the weekend, as Ange Postecoglou’s side secured a 3-1 victory.
Having sold less home tickets than they would have liked for that one, County are now offering Celtic fans two whole stands for the second round meeting at the end of the month, which should result in more than 3,000 briefs being available.
The club said in a statement: “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.”
It reverses a trend of increasingly poor away allocations across the Premiership in recent years and should ensure everyone who wants a mid-week trip to the Highlands will have the chance to buy a ticket.
Encouragingly, from the wording in the statement, it sounds like if this is successful, then County could also do this for league matches going forward.
At the very least, it will result in more Celtic support on the road in Dingwall on August 31st than we witnessed at the weekend, which proved again it can be a difficult destination for the team.
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