You cant blame Rovers if rovers fans have sold their tickets to Celtic fans can you?

As for chucking them out then yes more effort could have been made but the police where very busy at the Darwin End and the stewards around the ground must average about 16 years old, and they aren't going to be able to chuck any drunk scottish blokes out are they?

Anyone know why the Celts where singing 'Ar-gen-tina, ar-gen-tina'?

Is it to do with the Falklands, France 98 or summat else?

....If you read my post properly it says that my mates bought tickets last season but not yet this season therefore the ticket office will not allow them to buy a ticket for the celtic game!.........

Baz, I wasn't having a go at you........and the point is if a fan bought tickets LAST SEASON he/she still qualifies....don't think you read my reply

Try telling that to the girl in the ticket office...are you right or is she?

Dunno is the answer but I hope your right and there is still tickets left!

Baz, this is not to have a go at you but people in general.

I get sick to the back teeth of fans complaining they can't get tickets for this or any other game. Rovers have clearly stated that ANYONE with a history of buying tickets for the 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 season can apply for tickets. It is NOT difficult. All fans have to do is take a few minutes to check the published information in the LET, the club's web site - thanks for the link Lee - or listen to the message on the ticket hotline, 01254 671666.

Tickets have been available to ALL Rovers fans with a history of buying tickets for last season and this since 31st October. Anyone who wants a ticket and doesn't get one should wake up and smell the coffee.

What else are the club supposed to do? 30,000 tickets purchased for Cardiff, if you bought one through the club you will be on the database.

I understand tickets are still available today.

If you read my post properly it says that my mates bought tickets last season but not yet this season therefore the ticket office will not allow them to buy a ticket for the celtic game!

I have mine already as I go to every game I can get to home and away.

The demand for tickets is there, people cannot buy them.

Possibly rovers could now put them on sale to people who bought tickets for last seasons games or games that took place before the uefa cup draw took place this season.

This would mean celtic fans are unlikely to get them.

I know plenty of casual rovers fans who went to cardiff last year and go to the odd home game but haven't been this season yet - surely these people should be allowed a chance of a ticket rather than rovers not selling out?

Non-STH have to be on the database for having bought tickets for games this season and last season - thats only for the number of seats they purchased at a time - not one for each stub they have.

For instance as I was a season ticket holder last year and a non sth this year but have only bought tickets for myself this year I am entitled to 1 celtic ticket although I have been to every home game this season and several away games.

This policy ensures that non-STH who are regular attenders all get tickets rather than someone with a bunch of stubs getting a bunch of tickets for him and all his mates who haven't been regularly.

The Mirror yesterday commented on the amazing atmosphere as the celtic fans sang 'you'll never walk alone' and it never abated for the rest of the game...I'm slightly puzzled as the only ones singing where in blue and white!

Nice guys though, talking to a guy in the pub before the game who goes to every home and away game Celtic play with his son and he lives in Belfast (gave me his celtic scarf too)

Anyone else notice the number of Irish flags yet I didn't see ANY scottish ones, I know the history but I thought it was weird.

The difficulty I see with a points system is ST holders - should they be favoured ahead of the fan who simply purchases a ticket on a match by match basis but still attends the same number of games over a season? The ST holder commits up front - very valuable - the other pays considerably more financially.

Surely you can only judge this at the end of every season Paul. How does the club know that you will attend every game till the end of the season? Even if you have a record of having been to every game for the past 2 years on a match by match basis how does the club know that you're not emigrating next week (extreme example) and will never purchase another ticket?

I'm sorry but if I wasn't entitled to a ticket for Liverpool away on Boxing Day because non ST holders who'd been to say 5 away games this season got one I'd be fuming.

Rightly so too!

Lets hope then that there is a big screen set up somewhere for the extra fans or better still watch it at home in Glasgow.

Anyone mentioned 'the hill' yet or are we best to leave that alone?

Im sure the pubs will be showing BBC1 anyway for those who cant be bothered to pay.

I predict score draw at Parkhead (1-1 / 2-2) and narrow victory at Ewood (2-1 / 3-2). 2 very hard fought games though, good to watch with both teams going for it for 180mins.

Love to see Duff, Cole, Jansen, Yorke, Thommo, Dunn play against the very tall but slow celtic defenders!

Jordan,

If no joy thru email try the press, Rovers may want to avoid bad publicity in local papers etc...

Hope to see you at Parkhead!

One of the stewards said to me that 300 of the tickets where already sold for corporate customers!

They'll be the ones with the prawn sandwiches then!

Just got back from Ewood got 4 tickets unrestricted views - went down at 6 o'clock. People still joining the queue as I left (they have no hope in hell). Dad was trying on the phone and couldn't get thru. I didn't see anyone in the back of the ticket office taking calls - maybe they are only going to open the phone lines later?

I predict that SteB was wrong and we could have sold 8 - 10,000 for the game at Parkhead.

Weather forecast for all the early birds

6am: 12 degrees heavy rain / some snow on high ground blustery wind up to gale force, flood warnings on several rivers.

Hope rovers have done a bit of thinking and will allow fans to wait under the stand (as they did for Cardiff).

I'll try and find a pic somewhere of the away area so you can have a look.

Cheers SMc_Celtic, that would be quite useful!

Baz: putting references to 'fans making a few quid' will do no Rovers fans any favours, it will hamper any future ticket allocations - home and away.

Im not saying I will do it I just think it is inevitable

I and everyone else on this message board knows that Celtic fans will be in all parts of the ground anyway. In fact it is a money spinning opportunity for fans to make a few quid!

That said anyone in the rovers areas of ewood with celtic colours on should be ejected from the ground straight away.

Can you please let us know where the tickets we have been allocated at Celtic Park are in the ground, and how good / bad are the restricted / severly restricted views.

As for pubs try the Fernhurst right next to the Darwin End stand where you will all be sat