Celtic have this afternoon released the ticket details for the trip to take on St Mirren at the SMISA Stadium next month.
The Bhoys are set to travel to Paisley on the 17th of September for their eighth game of the Scottish Premiership campaign.
With only a short trip down the M8, the loyal Parkhead faithful are expected to once again turn out in their numbers to support Ange Postecoglou’s side.
However, the number of travelling Celtic supporters heading to the SMISA Stadium this season will be significantly less.
In previous years, the Hoops fans were allocated around 3,300 tickets, which included both the north and south stand at St Mirren Park.
But, as confirmed by the @CelticFCTickets account on Twitter, the club have been allocated 1,493 after having the allocation reduced to just one stand.
This comes after the Buddies consulted their own supporters with a survey, asking whether they would like to continue allocating two stands to the travelling Celtic fans or instead reduce it to just one at the Ferguslie Park Avenue end, which will now be the only stand available to all away fans for every league match on the calendar.
Of course, St Mirren are the latest club to introduce a decreased allocation for Celtic supporters, following the likes of Hearts and St Johnstone, who have made similar moves.
Many Celtic fans have been left baffled by this decision after it was spotted on the St Mirren club website that supporters can voluntarily contribute £30 to help aid the loss of income of losing the travelling supporters from Glasgow.
Scottish Premiership sides like St Mirren are well within their rights to decide what the allocation of the travelling supporters from across Scotland is going to be.
However, by asking their fans for voluntary contributions to help aid the loss of income, it almost feels like they are cutting their own nose off to spite their face.
At the end of the day, it would be great to see Scottish Football grounds sold out as much as possible, and if home fans can do that, then it is a fantastic image for the game.
But, instead, St Mirren are denying themselves further income, which could ultimately help fund a further transfer down the line.
It certainly wouldn’t come as much of a surprise to see other clubs do the same, with the Celtic away allocation decreasing at grounds across the country.
No matter how many Celtic fans are in attendance, though. I am sure those who are able to get a ticket will go to the game and back Ange Postecoglou’s side as they look to continue a strong start to the season.
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