forlanssister 3,050 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: That's a negative aspect but I'm sure the board looked at all the options. I'm sure they didn't for a single second consider the effect on home wheelchair fans. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,616 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, forlanssister said: I'm sure they didn't for a single second consider the effect on home wheelchair fans. Maybe not. How many wheelchair fans get into that corner section (genuine question)? And the wheelchair fans will now have the same allocation as they do for all other home matches but there'll be a few thousand more Bears overall. It's all for the greater good. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMc 2,473 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, forlanssister said: They currently receive 4 for the Broomloan and us 16 for there, they will now receive 7 for the Govan West Corner and we will be reduced to circa 6 or less over there. I'm not averse to the move per se in fact I'm inclined to welcome it but a nett reduction in available home wheelchair spaces when there's a waiting list of 221 people isn't acceptable. That's unfortunate, I'm sorry. Hopefully something can be worked out, I've no idea of the logistics or availability for other suitable parts of the ground. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfb1872 187 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 An easy PR win for the board if nothing else. Whats funny is watching people who thought hibs cutting our allocation was a great move now try and sell this as a terrible decision 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,246 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 57 minutes ago, forlanssister said: They currently receive 4 for the Broomloan and us 16 for there, they will now receive 7 for the Govan West Corner and we will be reduced to circa 6 or less over there. I'm not averse to the move per se in fact I'm inclined to welcome it but a nett reduction in available home wheelchair spaces when there's a waiting list of 221 people isn't acceptable. Any chance of raising this with the club? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 53 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: Maybe not. How many wheelchair fans get into that corner section (genuine question)? And the wheelchair fans will now have the same allocation as they do for all other home matches but there'll be a few thousand more Bears overall. It's all for the greater good. 7 but they're the only unresticted view wheelchair spaces there are. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 53 minutes ago, JohnMc said: That's unfortunate, I'm sorry. Hopefully something can be worked out, I've no idea of the logistics or availability for other suitable parts of the ground. I suppose in the grand scheme of things it's but a blip and hopefully the discrepancy only lasts a season. 2 minutes ago, der Berliner said: Any chance of raising this with the club? Yes it will be raised. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooponthewing 1,139 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I have just hear this. Couldn’t be happier as I do not have the move now. We will sell out every home game with bears. Real fans who love our club. Haven’t read all your posts FS but hope the situation rectified for you. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,415 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Rangers and Celtic to reduce away fans allocation at derby matches Rangers and Celtic plan to significantly reduce the number of visiting supporters at next season's derby matches. The Glasgow rivals both cite increased demand for season tickets. Celtic fans normally receive both tiers of Ibrox's Broomloan Stand in a reciprocal arrangement that sees about 7,000 travelling fans attend derbies. But all visiting teams are now set to receive less than 1,000 tickets for games against Rangers. Celtic issued a swift response, indicating that they will follow suit. A statement on the Scottish champions' website read: "An unprecedented double treble and historic season for the club has led to a phenomenal level of demand from supporters to be part of Celtic. "We are happy to reciprocate in terms of ticket allocation, something which will give us the opportunity to meet this huge demand to visit Celtic Park." Rangers say they are responding to demand after receiving an "enormous" number of requests from supporters wishing to buy season tickets on top of more than 40,000 renewals. A statement said: "Our supporters will always come first and as many of them as practically possible must be accommodated. That is why the club has decided on an overall increase in the total number of season tickets available to our supporters to what will be a historical record. "An unfortunate consequence of putting our supporters first is that this increased demand negatively impacts on the number of tickets which will be allocated to visiting teams. "This means all visiting fans will now be situated in the corner between the Broomloan and Sandy Jardine Stands." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44244064 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,616 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Celtc being copy cats again. Do they ever come up with anything first? They even nicked cover ups off their mother church. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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