First sign of Celtic listening? Europa League tickets, £35 per match

In fact Celtic’s £35 per match package is the cheapest of all the British teams in UEFA’s second tier competition this season. Feel free to speculate but had the transfer window ended differently and that ill-advised statement wasn’t rushed out on Saturday night – ahead of the CSA Delegates meeting the next day, then we’d have probably been closer to £40 per match ticket for these four group stage matches at Celtic Park.

Many Celtic Supporters have withdrawn their names from the HCTS in protest and accordingly will not be buying the Europa League packages anyway. For them the damage has been done and the ball is firmly back in Celtic’s net to remedy the problems, open up communication channels with the support, get the CEO to apologise for his transfer window frustrations and promise to speak publicly to the Celtic Supporters on a regular basis. As far as I know none of us bite.

The club announced their Europa League ticket packages this afternoon on the official Celtic FC website, ending a few days in the doldrums for the club’s media team who will have been glad to have something to do. Here the message:

UEFA Europa League 4-match package now on sale to Season Ticket holders

‘The Champions of Scotland are back in European action this month in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League.

‘Eight thrilling games await, with four of those fixtures at Celtic Park – against Braga, Sturm Graz, Roma and Utrecht. The four-match package is on sale now – don’t miss out on another exciting European adventure under the lights at Paradise!’

They reminded us of the dates:

Wednesday, 24 September – Crvena Zvezda (A), kick-off 8pm
Thursday, 2 October – Braga (H), kick-off 5:45pm
Thursday, 23 October – Sturm Graz (H), kick-off 8pm
Thursday, 6 November – FC Midtylland (A), kick-off 5:45pm
Thursday, 27 November – Feyenoord (A), kick-off 5:45pm
Thursday, 11 December – Roma (H), kick-off 8pm
Thursday, 22 January – Bologna (A), kick-off 5:45pm
Thursday, 29 January – Utrecht (H), kick-off 8pm

Season Ticket holders can now buy a four-match package for the UEL games at Celtic Park. Tickets are available online now with no additional booking fees, priced: Adult – £140 (£35 per match), Concessions – £112 (£28 per match) and Under 13 – £100 (£25 per match). No booking fees apply online.

Season Tickets will be activated for those who are unaffected by UEFA relocations and who buy a package for their seasonal seat. Print at home tickets will not be available for these games.

The deadline for Season Ticket holders to secure a 4-match package for Celtic’s UEFA Europa League league phase games is 5pm on Thursday, 18 September.

Season Ticket holders on the Home Cup Ticket Scheme will have their 4-match package purchase processed automatically and will not need to buy online. Payment dates for HCTS members are detailed below:

• 1st payment – Wednesday,  17 September
• 2nd payment – Monday, 6 October
• 3rd payment – Monday, 3 November
• 4th payment – Monday, 1 December

Subject to your payment being received, your Season Ticket will be activated for these games.

Celtic in the Eighties by the late, great David Potter is out now on Celtic Star Books. Celtic in the Eighties is now available in the Celtic superstore and all other club shops. And don’t forget that you can still purchase your copy directly from Celticstarbooks.com for same day postage.

Order Celtic in the Eighties today, you’ll be glad you did, it’s a fabulous read!