Away supporters at football grounds in Scotland can be a touchy subject at times.
In recent years there have been many arguments and disagreements surrounding the issue, such as the attendance numbers of the travelling fan base.
It can be quite rare to find two clubs that simply agree on the matter. But, hey, that’s the rivalry that comes with being a supporter of a Scottish Football club.
There is one issue that the majority of fans would agree on, though, and that is the pricing of tickets.
Across the grounds in Scotland’s top flight, you are likely to find that an away ticket will cost supporters upwards of £25-£30 for each visit.
No club is really innocent of doing this, including Celtic, with the price of attending football going through the roof., which has led to supporters questioning what can be done to fix this.
Earlier today, clubs from the English Championship took steps in the right direction to attempt to bring the ticket prices down for travelling fans.
Reading were the first to announce that they would be introducing a new initiative impacting away supporters.
In a statement released on Twitter, the Royals stated that they would be looking to bring ticket prices down to £20 for travelling fans to the Madejski Stadium.
For this to occur, each of the other 23 clubs in the English Championship would have to agree to reciprocate the initiative on Reading away visits.
So far, Blackburn Rovers, Cardiff City, Swansea City and Huddersfield have all followed their rivals in the second tier, and there appears to be hope that more will too.
Celtic and Scottish Football clubs should be following suit.
After this announcement earlier today, there is no doubting that Celtic and the rest of Scottish Football should be looking to follow suit.
We have previously seen some brilliant temporary deals from clubs to entice fans. However, now is the time to introduce full-time changes.
Making this move could also convince more travelling supporters to make the trip to away venues, with tickets being more reasonably priced.
Hopefully, we are able to see clubs in this country also take a similar step in the right direction to those in the EFL. For now, though, I am not sure supporters will be holding their breath.
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