Some Celtic fans have expressed their frustration at the club bringing a low attendance for their games away to Aberdeen.
The Hoops’ most recent trip to the Pittodrie came this past weekend when they ran out 2-1 winners. Callum McGregor scored in the first half, only to see the home side equalise – though a late goal from Kristoffer Ajer won the points for Celtic.
Is the low attendance at Aberdeen Celtic's fault?
Never, its on Aberdeen
Yes, our fans are a nasty bunch
After the game, Celtic-related page Lisbon Lion discussed the club receiving a low allocation for the game after highlighting the empty seats at Pittodrie, which left many Hoops fans discussing passionately.
Really sad to see what they’ve done to this fixture now when you recall the electric atmosphere of 24,000 packed in there every time back in the day, 5,000 Celtic fans behind the goal, Paddick or Beach End. Aberdeen trip was a highlight of the season back then.
— Matt Corr (@Boola_vogue) February 17, 2020
I guess it is @AberdeenFC perogative but I can’t see their new Chairman liking that for too long.
— Vb (@Vgb67) February 17, 2020
Bitterness and envy
— Ticketus (@Ticketus1) February 17, 2020
It’s because we celebrate well,and adore our club.HH
— George mccaffertym (@piltonp) February 17, 2020
Nose off to spite the face re the seats. Embarrassing.
— Ian Ramsay (@ianramsay75) February 17, 2020
I think the mentallity behind it is to do with not wanting a visiting support to be bigger than the home support, understandable from a psycological point of view but like others have said, madness from a financial point of view.
—ryan1mcq (@ryan1mcq) February 17, 2020
Celtic boast of a formidable record against Aberdeen over the years. They’ve played against them 65 times since the 2004/05 season. During this time, they’ve beaten them a total of 54 times and have lost just seven times.
The average attendance in these games in the Premiership stands at 35,370 – the second-highest for the Hoops and only behind the average attendance against Old Firm rivals Rangers.
What do we think?
Aberdeen can have their reasons for giving lesser tickets to Celtic for games. Only they know the reason, but Hoops fans shouldn’t mock those reasons – whatever they may be.