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Ben Banks

Celtic and Rangers fans have ticket allocation slashed as St Mirren take firm stance on away supporters

St Mirren have cut the allocation of Celtic and Rangers supporters looking to attend away matches at the SMISA Stadium.

The Premiership's top two clubs had been housed in both the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand and North Stand for matches in Paisley.

It irked sections of the Buddies support and following their recent fans’ survey, those travelling for Celtic and Rangers will only be in the one area.

Saints fans have been asked to make a one-off payment of £30 for adults or £15 for concessions if they wish to add these matches to their season books to help make up the shortfall.

It's a move that brings the champions and nearest challengers in line with the rest of the Premiership in terms of allocation at St Mirren.

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Chairman John Needham said: "We’ve listened carefully to our fans and today’s announcement is a huge vote of confidence in our supporters.

"They have made it very clear that they want increased numbers of St Mirren fans in attendance for all home matches.

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"The decision to retain all three stands for St Mirren supporters for all home league matches is ultimately driven by our fans and that’s what’s allowed the board to make this decision.

"Our supporters have been incredible in recent times, and as a fan-owned club their views are hugely important to us.

"We want to take this opportunity to thank our supporters for their loyalty and we look forward to working with the local community to encourage and welcome new fans as we set out to engage the next generation of St Mirren supporters."

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