ian1964 10,780 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 KILMARNOCK have warned Rangers supporters they could be thrown out of their club's potential title-clinching match at Rugby Park on Sunday if they are found to have purchased a ticket for the home sections of the stadium. Last night's victory over Dundee United at Ibrox means they could secure the title at Kilmarnock assuming Celtic do not succumb to defeat at Hearts in Edinburgh tonight. The Ayrshire club yesterday announced that the match is a sell-out, apart from corporate packages priced at �£180 each. Rangers received an allocation of 9,200 tickets, priced at �£25 for adults, for the Moffat and Chadwick Stands behind the goals. The remaining tickets, for the Main and West Stands, are intended only for home supporters. Kilmarnock's average attendance this season is fewer than 6,000, making it appear improbable their fans have snapped up all of the remaining tickets. The capacity of Rugby Park is 18,128 but their highest attendance of the season so far was the 10,177 at Rangers' previous SPL visit to the ground back in November. There are clearly concerns at the number of Rangers fans who have bought tickets for the home section of the stadium, prompting Kilmarnock to issue a statement on their official website outlining the action which will be taken against any away supporters uncovered on Sunday. "No person wearing or carrying anything signifying support for Rangers FC will be allowed entry to designated "home support" areas, whether in possession of a valid match ticket or not," read the statement. "Any person who enters a designated "home support" area and openly displays support for Rangers FC will be warned as to their conduct or ejected without re-admission or refund, at the discretion of Strathclyde Police, G4S stewards or Kilmarnock FC officials. Do not purchase a ticket for a designated "home support" area unless you are a supporter of Kilmarnock FC and will behave accordingly at the match." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 966 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 They have given us an allocation almost the same amount as their biggest crowd of the season yet they are moaning that we could sell their ground out and given them a big pay day going into the summer. I was thinking about this watching the game on Sunday that the home stands had so many empty seats and that it only makes sense to allocated a section of those stands to Rangers fans. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 It's to do with the law and segregation. The announcement and any chucking out of fans will be to cover their arses and also keep trouble to a minimum. I think privately they are happy with the sell out but want Rangers fans to help with the subterfuge that they are applying their segregation rules. Basically they are saying, "You can come to the home end but you have to pretend your a home fan or neutral." To me it's fair enough and you wouldn't expect anything less. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyharley 5 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I've got a ticket for the home end. They won't chuck anyone out. We've paid 25 quid a pop. Killie are making a fortune. We are having a party 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I've got a ticket for the home end. They won't chuck anyone out. We've paid 25 quid a pop. Killie are making a fortune. We are having a party They will chuck people out. I have been in the home end for a Gers game at Killie before and someone celebrated a goal (I sat on my hands the whole game just to make sure I didnt) and out they went. Dont think for a minute that the stewards wont turf people out who celebrate Gers winning. You may not be one of them but they will make an attempt. So long as you dont have Gers colours on or celebrate or act as if you are a Gers fan you should be good. How much you have paid for the ticket is irrelevant. They have, with this statement, given themselves the right to throw you out with no recourse. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 The Killie ticket office were apparently selling tickets knowingly to anyone. Gers and Killie fans have reported being asked at the ticket office when buying tickets for the home end (when that's all that was left) if they were a home or away supporter. Killie fans have been going nuts about it this week and complaining to the club, so it's probably partly down to complaints and also to try to lower the risk of trouble that Killie have released the statement. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I once made the mistake of going to the AWAY end for a Rangers match - I didn't realise they'd swapped them round as there were twice as many Rangers fans as Kilmarnock. Luckily I got there early and the steward realised and let me jump over the barrier to the pitch, walk past the segregation barrier and jump back in the home side. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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