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30 Sep 2016 15:34:32
The 42,000 season tickets were sold last season when we didn't qualify for the Champions league.
This season the figure is around 52,000 season tickets sold, but I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of them were sold before we qualified for the Champions league.
You have to remember as well that Celtic don't have access to the riches that are on offer in the EPL, in England clubs can attract fans on the basis of being able to buy some of the best players in the world. These Celtic fans who buy their season tickets know that the players we can sign are nowhere near the standard that even clubs like Bournemouth and Burnley can buy, financially we aren't on the same planet.
That's why I think that the number of season tickets sold at Celtic is really impressive, if they sell that amount whilst playing in a poor league with very little excitement, can you imagine what we'd be like if we had the same Sky TV money, and were able to buy some world class players?
29 Sep 2016 15:38:57
I think that the commitment of the Celtic supporters is shown by the number of season tickets they sell.
If fans are willing to put money into the club without going to the matches, doesn't that show how much they love their club, in that although a lot of the matches may be dull and boring, they still want the club to have their money.
Fans could buy tickets on a match to match basis and not be out of pocket, doesn't the fact that they pay for matches that they won't be going to show how committed they are.
I know I'm biased as I'm a season ticket holder at Celtic park, but could I turn this debate the other way round? . How many EPL clubs if they were suddenly placed in the Scottish league without their main rivals, and playing very mediocre opposition week in and week out, would be able to sell 42,000 season tickets? .
I would guess that apart from yourselves and maybe Liverpool, there wouldn't be anyone else.