ian1964 10,724 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/aberdeen-scottish-cup-allocation/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooponthewing 1,139 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, ian1964 said: https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/aberdeen-scottish-cup-allocation/ How can the get away with that? The rules are 20% so we are due 4K! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltersgotstyle 307 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The Aberdeen fan who sits next to me at work, took great pleasure in telling me - apparently they removed some fencing that allowed for better crowd segregation. Seems rather orchestrated if you ask me... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,114 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, Waltersgotstyle said: The Aberdeen fan who sits next to me at work, took great pleasure in telling me - apparently they removed some fencing that allowed for better crowd segregation. Seems rather orchestrated if you ask me... They did that years ago. 35 minutes ago, cooponthewing said: How can the get away with that? The rules are 20% so we are due 4K! There's a security and safety get out clause. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue 64 57 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 If their midden does not meet competition rules regarding being able to accommodate 20% visiting fans we should be demanding they move the fixture to a neutral venue. The sheep avoided relegation a number of years ago because Falkirk's stadium did not meet competition rules regarding stadium capacity. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Lifted from FF: RANGERS supporters are set to receive just half of the 20% share that the SFA rules say all away sides are entitled to for next month’s William Hill Scottish Cup quarter final tie against Aberdeen – because of safety certificate regulations over segregation at Pittodrie.Steven Gerrard’s side booked their visit to the North East in the last eight with a controversial 5-0 victory against Kilmarnock on Wednesday night, but while SFA rules oblige visiting clubs in Scottish Cup matches to one fifth of all available seats, with an even split of gate receipts, the Ibrox side will be provided with just 2,000 tickets out of a capacity of 20,866.The crux of the matter is a security fence which was removed four years ago, back when Aberdeen decided to cut away capacity in league matches from 4000 to 2000. While a modern stadium would allow for more flexibility in segregation arrangements, the old-school design at Pittodrie leaves little room for flexibility, particularly in what has the potential to be a powderkeg match.The first Scottish Cup home meeting with either Celtic or Rangers since then, discussions with Police Scotland and the length of time to alter the safety certificate alone means that the Dons have been left with no choice but to inform the Ibrox side that they are unable to provide travelling fans with 20% of tickets and proceed with the sale of home areas. “The rules say that the visiting team are entitled to up to 20% except if the safety certificate doesn’t allow it – and it doesn’t,” said a club source. “Once we move to a modern stadium it will be different. But to change the safety certificate takes a good matter of weeks to go through the licensing board, so we have informed everyone that Rangers will only be getting 2,000 tickets.”It is unclear whether Rangers have any rights of appeal to the SFA on the matter but Aberdeen are adamant that no other solution exists 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cooponthewing 1,139 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, ian1964 said: If the ground isn’t up to the correct safety standards we should request it’s moved to Ibrox. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 As a matter of interest how many tickets are allocated for league games at the sheep pen. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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