Extra tickets for Rangers fans

With the excitement really starting to build for this weekend’s League Cup final at Hampden Park, the fans going on Sunday will be starting to prepare for a fun day out.

Whether it is funny hats, huge wigs or getting the pre-match carry out sorted, the vast majority of fans heading for Hampden will know if they have a brief or not.

Some Rangers fans will be lucky late recipients with the news that St Mirren have been unable to sell out their initial 14,000 allocation. This means that the 3,000 additional tickets that were being held back in case of high demand have been allocated to Rangers.

Considering the average gate that St Mirren usually have for home games, to sell close to 14,000 tickets is still an achievement. Don’t think for a second that we are criticising any of the Buddies.

However, when the ticket split was announced, there was the inevitable jeers and moans about Rangers automatically being given the lions-share of match tickets.

As it stands, there will be 2 Rangers fan for every St Mirren fan in Hampden Park on Sunday.

In a cup final, there is a strong argument to say that there should be a 50:50 split for fans as this will create the best atmosphere. In an ideal world, this would be the case.

However, the reality is somewhat very different and the demand that some claimed just isn’t there. That’s fair enough, money is very tight for a lot of people and some people just can’t make games.

Then again, we do believe that ticket splits should make some sort of consideration to season ticket numbers.

No harm to the casual fan wanting to support their local team on a big occasion but when season book holders of some clubs are not going to get the opportunity to make the final, we think there is something wrong.

That’s just our take on matters, if you agree or disagree; feel free to tell us what you think. And of course, with the capacity of Hampden, it would be impossible to fully meet the demand of both clubs, so some people will always miss out.

That’s life….thats what all the people say!

When it comes to kick-off, we hope that the one game every few years people have as much fun and enjoyment as those who go every week. Cup finals are meant to be enjoyed….even though one set of fans will inevitably be disappointed with the result.

Are you going to Hampden? Are you up for the cup?

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Interesting plan for sale of tickets

St Mirren have been told they can have an initial 14,000 tickets for the League Cup final at Hampden against Rangers with the possibility of getting more if they sell these tickets.

This should ensure that every regular St Mirren who wants to be at the final can be and then let’s face it, a whole load more beside.

This can be summed up with the plans that St Mirren have to sell their cup final ticket allocation.

The tickets go on sale this Thursday on the club website and season ticket holders can buy 5 tickets each!

5 tickets, ha!

However, it doesn’t stop there.

After the St Mirren season book holders have had the rights to buy theirs, from Monday the 8th of March, people who hold a stub from the semi-final have a right to buy up to 4 tickets.

And then a period of time after that, any tickets left will be put on general sale, again with four tickets per sale.

And yet, you can still expect St Mirren fans to moan about the split of tickets for the cup final and how it is all so unfair that Rangers will get almost double their allocation.

You do want a good mix of fans for the final, it creates a better atmosphere and no club should be given a clear advantage with regards to backing but in another respect, St Mirren fans do not deserve the same amount of tickets as Rangers fans.

No offence to the family members who probably haven’t been at Hampden since May 1987, they will hopefully have a great day out when it comes but surely people who pay season book money up front to back their team should be guaranteed a ticket?

St Mirren can do this, Rangers cant!

Your opinion on this is likely to be determined by which team you support and there is never going to be a split that appeals to everyone. And if St Mirren fans want to show they are deserving of more Hampden tickets, they should snap them up quickly and get the additional tickets up for grabs.

Are you heading to Hampden for the League Cup final?

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