I am appalled by this ticket allocation. I understand that Celtic only have to give us as many as they have and in that respect they are looking after their own fans. However, surley there should be some regulation of the quality of these tickets as almost a third of the tickets are restricted view.
As for the game at Ewood a policy of giving them an initial 1500 and then selling tickets to home fans (leaving the darwin end empty until all other tickets are sold) and then if rovers don't look like selling out by the monday of the week of the game, then giving the rest of the tickets to celtic is a prudent and faultless plan.
As for the infiltration, it will happen regardless. some rovers "fans" will sell their tickets or obtain extra ones and sell them on to celtic fans.
I still think rovers could maybe have bartered for more tickets at Parkhead though. I would like to point out that exactly the same thing happened when Liverpool played them in the uefa a few seasons ago, Liverpool got 1500 for parkhead and gave celtic approx 8000 for anfield, so rovers aren't the only club to do this.
I shall be be down at Ewood early monday morning (anyone got any camping gear?)
