It’s so rare it almost feels un-Celtic to look ahead to an important game without a handful of injury concerns. Callum McGregor missed the kick-off in our visit to Ibrox last month, a game we went into with the prospect of going five points adrift if we’d lost. The win over Newco at Celtic Park in December was achieved without Cameron Carter-Vickers or Reo Hatate (who made the bench but had not played since October).
And who can forget our first trip to Ibrox this season, which saw then-unfancied Liam Scales get a jersey due to the absence of Carter-Vickers, Nat Phillips, Maik Nawrocki and Stephen Welsh. We finished that game with a back four of Ralston, Lagerbielke, Scales and Bernabei – still won, in case you’d forgotten.
Brendan Rodgers had clearly whispered in the ear of those who stepped up in the days before these games, inspiring performances that would have surprised their dads. By contrast, yesterday, the manager told Celtic TV that Saturday’s game “will probably be the best version of the team that I’ve had since I’ve been here”. Adding, “I think after another good week of work and concentration on the training field, we’ll arrive on Saturday as good a place as we have been all season.”
That’s why you feel a little unease ahead of Saturday, you are in unfamiliar territory. Football is seldom straightforward, the best two sides in the country will be on the field trying to win, so the risks are clear.
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Either manager to be critical of the other post-match 8/13
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The cunning plan with concessionary ticket….guy number 1 has full ticket goes first, once through ask the steward the time; concessionary guy comes through next. Steward doesn’t notice, we did this in 118 for years as it was a parent and child area. The stewards must have thought that area had fans without watches 😅🤣😂
Natalie Elphicke: Tory MP defects to Labour.
Totally shameless woman!
Keith Starmer: Welcomes right-wing Tory to Labour Party.
Totally shameless man!
PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 8TH MAY 2024 3:16 PM
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Shhhhhhh! You’re giving away the secrets and I’m sure some Celtic staff keep an eye on these sites. 😳🤷🏼♂️😂👍
For those that have season tickets, you’ve paid for your ticket and the money is in Celtic’s account. You can do what you want with your ticket and don’t have to explain to anyone why you were or weren’t at any particular game.
The only exception being anyone trying to profit from their ticket.
WEEBOBBYCOLLINS on 8TH MAY 2024 3:35 PM
Natalie Elphicke: Tory MP defects to Labour.
Totally shameless woman!
Keith Starmer: Welcomes right-wing Tory to Labour Party.
Totally shameless man!
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John Swinney slams unelected Tory PM. Totally correct.
A year later : Backroom cult deal sees unelected John Swinney become the latest unelected First Minister.
Totally shameless man.
Emails now being received about cup final tickets. Brother got one a few minutes ago
KB- cheers, nothing here so far
Celtic Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Cheilteach) is a football stadium, currently the home of Scottish Premiership team Celtic Football Club, in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. With a capacity of 60,832, it is the largest football stadium in Scotland, and the eighth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Parkhead or Paradise.
a capacity of 60,832,
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there ight be a few hunner doubking up, and some jooking in, but the same empty seats will be seen on tv,
sold to season holders of not there will be supporters who will not attemd.
we havnt has a 60,000 crown in years.
no segregation you say, and a sell out, well how come there was 1,0000 empties.
30 December 2023 Celtic 2–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:30 GMT Bernardo 25′
Furuhashi 47′ Report Tavernier 88′ Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,664
must be weddings, communions, other various stuff, or it is just selfish supporters keeping up a season card whether they attend or not.
Get a life ….or a ticket . As you once told a poster if you’re not happy don’t go .
MARSPAPA on 8TH MAY 2024 4:14 PM
Get a life …
in what respect ?
Unti Celtic say otherwise its up to the supporters, whats you view as selfish may have a very good reason (especially “your” seat that started this rant)
A right good way to get them to see this would be for someone, anyone to pitch and force them to create a ticket resell scheme
For 1, it captures all the details of the people who are buying the seats for future marketing
and 2 would make a right good bit of cash for the club…..
You make the rules you decide .
or if you are happy to stay in the house and pay for a ticket qhuke denying another attendnace,
dearie me, not very celtic minded is it
stivs
Its a club open to all
Not just the celtic minded….
CLUNKS on 8TH MAY 2024 4:17 PM
Unti Celtic say otherwise its up to the supporters, whats you view as selfish may have a very good reason (especially “your” seat that started this rant)
my old seat section 122 has not been sat upon all season,
why is that ok ?
CLUNKS on 8TH MAY 2024 4:20 PM
stivs
Its a club open to all
Not just the celtic minded….
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i have not a clue what that is supposed to mean, do you know of anyone buying a season catd eho could be described as “not celtic minded” ?
ST STIVS
I haven’t a clue why customers don’t go to games , maybe they pick n choose the games to see , maybe they have work commitments , maybe they have family duties , maybe they’re selfish ….who knows .
If more folk went then Burnley78 would complain there’s more people leaving early or booing ….maybe it’s a blessing they don’t go /fill the seats…
As in get a life , there must be better things you could fill your time with than continually moaning about empty seats …..
Hope the club listens to you and sorts out the ticket issue …..
my old seat section 122 has not been sat upon all season,
why is that ok ?
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St Stivs that’s a great question, one you should bring to the attention of the board .
Cup final emails are out.
As in get a life , there must be better things you could fill your time with than continually moaning about empty seats …..
I am retired now, i need a hobby, I am a self confessed statto, with a particukar interest in stadiums and desogn builds. and attendances.
Celtic park with hunners of empties is not a good look, especually against the booming physical attendances at EPL AND bUNDESLIGA.
Driving attendnaces up should be a plc kpi.
meanwhile, i spent this morning lifting a grave stone up in the port cemetary. my orange heritage way back to 1860s these jacksons were born.
the port cemetary is full. but has many many unused plots, bought but never anyone interred, that is on muylist.
On seat-gate: I know 2 very long standing season ticket holders who lost very close and special people to them. Neither has attended this season. Grief is powerful. Is there non attendance selfish ?
I didn’t attend the Hearts game at the weekend. Well prior to the split, I had booked a trail run half marathon. I was hoping our game would be on the Sunday, but it wasn’t. So I ran instead and did not regret my decision at all. I don’t need to be excused or apologetic to anyone for that decision. I will be back as usual on Saturday. i’lll probably also have the impertinence to renew for next season.
Question ? No me neither ! (thanks to however it was on CQN that condescended to post that a while back, I love it !) -back to deep lurking now-
Season ticket holders pay their money and take their choice.
SAINT STIVS on 8TH MAY 2024 4:21 PM
CLUNKS on 8TH MAY 2024 4:17 PM
Unti Celtic say otherwise its up to the supporters, whats you view as selfish may have a very good reason (especially “your” seat that started this rant)
my old seat section 122 has not been sat upon all season,
why is that ok ?
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thats the thing its your old seat
please someone get in contact with the guy who has your seat and ask him to have someone sit in it so we dont have to listen to this every fecking week pls xx
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The celtic minded comment was in response to this
“or if you are happy to stay in the house and pay for a ticket qhuke denying another attendnace,
dearie me, not very celtic minded is it”
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There are hundreds of reasons why someone would buy a season ticket and not use it on the regular
And none of them are any of your business
Stop moaning
cos your old seat is empty
Good afternoon from the West Kirk via the Tam O’Shanter. Lovely day in bonny Ayr toon.
Wish I was in town to meet you BRRB
I see you have done the tour…..
Email from Celtic. Got Cup Final ticket.
Nice 😁
My office straddles all 3, but am working from home today
Cup Final tickets go on sale to eligible supporters 10am tomorrow.
QuadBhoy
I see someone else answered your question about using concession season tickets earlier. The lights system when you insert your ticket at the turnstile alerts the steward to what category of ticket you have. The stewards are instructed to confiscate the ticket if it is being wrongly used. A few seasons ago they had several games when they had a purge on tickets being wrongly used. I gave my son my ticket for Celtic v Rangers 5-0 game but told him to go to the ticket office and pay the balance which he duly did. No problem.
How long are you in town for, I may jump in?
Tom McLaughlin
Got one too but didn’t read email properly and tried to login. Kept telling me my email address or password was incorrect. Then I noticed it was 10am tomorrow that they go on sale.
Hope I don’t have any problems logging in now. 🙃
ST STIVS
It’s a well known fact you’re a statto and historian it’s all well documentated on here and kudos to you …..
I’d rather concentrate on the guys who make the effort EVERY week to see the Tic than make a big issue out of the percentage who can’t make it for whatever reason ……
QUESTION ….
We had 5 seats (me two daughters and two grandsons) in the lisbon lion stand .My daughter lost her son / my grandson on delivering him (one of twins) ……..
That had a devastating effect on us …….so much so …..having no will to go to the games my daughters partner took the chance at a time we were weak and tookthem to ibrox to watch the huns (that nearly put me over the edge ) and are now rangers fans ……
I couldn’t give a flying fuck about how much money revenue the board are missing out …….I would be more concerned about how much money the board waste……Mccarthy….etc etc….
Ps Delaneys Dunky got our tickets to do as he pleased when we didn’t go .
RIP GARRY.
There are hundreds of reasons why someone would buy a season ticket and not use it on the regular
And none of them are any of your business
Stop moaning
cos your old seat is empty
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no.
iwill raise the topuc every time i want,
“When I look at the injuries and disruptions we’ve had this season, last weekend was about there in terms of availability, fitness and where the team is at,” Rodgers told CelticTV.
“It’s as good a place as we’ve been all season. When we will arrive into this weekend’s game, this will be the best version of the team since I’ve been here.”
Shortie headline- “Rogers warns Rangers…..”.
Dearie, dearie me.
My ST is almost always used when I can’t make it. However on occasion it has been unused for a variety of reasons.
I’m abroad for a wedding and I missed the hearts game. I will also miss the huns game. ( My ticket is used on both games )
I enjoy going to Parkhead, i go because I want to be there. If the club imposed a compulsory aspect I would reluctantly tell them to ram it and watch the games in the pub.
As previously stated , tickets are available for virtually every game on Celtic social media. Stop the moaning and put the time and effort into sourcing a ticket.
HH.
In my case, the amber (I hesitate to describe it as orange) light came on when the guy in front of me went through.
He was a bit of a bear and looked mental but obviously not of age for a concession ticket.
The steward let him go and challenged me, saying the light has flashed when I showed my ticket. I was able to show him my full price ticket. I suspected that there might have been a supervisor about and the guy decided it was a safer bet to let the nutter go and challenge me.
Can’t say I blamed him so I just showed him my ticket and moved on rather than drawing any attention to him.
I now have a legitimate grey ticket of my own.
A bit ageist to give us old guys a grey ticket, but I am more than happy to put up with it to get a good bit off the cost of my ticket.😂
Clunks
Still in the West Kirk. Awaiting your arrival with plenty cash.
BRRB
En route