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TICKETS for the first Glasgow derby since 2012 have gone on sale for ludicrous sums of money on a Spanish ticket site.
TICKETS for the first Glasgow derby since 2012 have gone on sale for ludicrous sums of money on a Spanish ticket site.
Celtic's Thomas Rogne (R) challenges Rangers' Steven Naismith during their Scottish League Cup Final
OLD Firm fans hit out last night after tickets for the Celtic v
Rangers League Cup semi-final clash went on sale on the internet for up
to £343.
Some seats for the showdown at Hampden Park in February are changing hands for more than seven times their face value.
And supporters fear sky-high prices mean real fans will lose out to corporate fatcats for the chance to see the first derby since 2012.
Spanish-based website ticket4football.com had £35 briefs for £199 plus more than £50 in fees.
A £100 VIP seat was being sold on the site for £275 with £68 in fees – a total of £343.
Michael Wood of Supporters Direct Scotland, who represent fans, said: “This kind of ticketing agency is becoming a big problem.
“Fans have a huge emotional attachment to their clubs – especially the Old Firm – and these firms seek to cash in on that.”
Rangers group Union of Fans spokesman Chris Graham said: “Selling tickets at these inflated prices is ridiculous.
“More
needs to be done to stop websites exploiting fans. What’s the
difference between what these sites do and a tout outside a ground?”
The Scottish Professional Football League warned that fans buying from online sites could lose out.
They advised people to buy from the clubs when tickets are released.
An SPFL spokesman
said: “The site in question has no official right to source and supply
tickets, so anyone purchasing through it, or similar vendors, runs the
risk of being disappointed.”