Celtic have been accused of operating a legalised ticket touting scheme by the Green Brigade.
On November 2 there will be no official Green Brigade representation at the Hampden semi-final of the League Cup.
The SPFL imposed a 500 ticket reduction on Celtic due to the Pyro that delayed the start of last season’s semi-final against Aberdeen.
Without any investigation there are no prizes for guessing which group of fans had the allocation wiped out.
SUPPORTER BREAKDOWN
Hampden tickets have been a mystery for Celtic fans to work out for years. You need to be on the Home Cup Ticket Scheme to stand a chance. Priority is given to fans who go to all home cup ties, in recent seasons there have been plenty of these matches.
How the ballot operates remains a secret. Certain fans claim that they miss out every time, others seem to enjoy the luck of the draw very regularly.
The further mystery is the hospitality allocation.
Packages are available directly from Hampden but Celtic lay on their own packages at Celtic Park then ferry fans on Parks of Hamilton buses to Hampden. Afterwards it is back to Celtic Park although many fans ditch that leg of the deal.
A hospitality package normally includes a ‘superior seat’ such as in the South Stand at Hampden.
Recently there has been a trend from Celtic to use Jock Stein Stand (Celtic End) tickets for their hospitality packages. Pies and sausage rolls in the Kerrydale Suite then a seat miles behind the goal at Hampden.
Green Brigade update re League Cup Semi-Final pic.twitter.com/1VAUKhlF5E
— North Curve Celtic (@NCCeltic) October 15, 2025
The statement concludes with
In a further demonstration of a detachment from fans, fairness and transparency, Celtic FC has sold an undisclosed amount of standard tickets as Hospitality Packages for this match.
Priced between £150-300 (excluding VAT), this legalised ticket touting exposes the Club’s desire to exploit supporter demand and sow unnecessary division between fans. Finally, we thank Bhoys Celtic, for another gesture of solidarity and rejection of unfair fan practices.
The above incident is the latest in the breakdown in relations between Celtic and supporters.
The last two Scottish Cup Finals have resulted in tickets becoming increasingly rare, the numbers, details or rationale of the ballot are never published.
ULTRAS FREE?
Hampden without the Green Brigade and the Bhoys will be an unusual experience.
Other fans will take up the task of providing vocal backing but over the 20 years of the Green Brigade the support has aged and become increasingly reliant on the younger Ultras.
As ever there has been no comment from Celtic.
At last week’s meeting with the Collective Michael Nicholson seemed keen to discuss the Fairhurst Inquiry and other fan related issues. The cynic would see that as a deflection from the real issues concerning multiple football failures.
Meanwhile the Collective have their second open meeting tomorrow in Grace’s.
There is certainly no shortage of issues to tackle- or enthusiasm for action to hurt the income streams that keeps the PLC ticking over. The stand off continues.
