Club Affiliation Meeting Unearths Major Issues

ACSOM’s Kevin Graham attended an online meeting with Celtic for the affiliation last Thursday and relayed information back to the podcast on the Monday bulletin.

Here’s a summary of what the affiliation covered.

• There was no thought given to added value to season tickets because the club thought we would be back in the stadium by October. The club are passing off the Ross County game being listed on the pass when it was also on Premier Sports as added value.

• There is a meeting likely being held this week about next years season tickets, but nothing has been discussed at this point about added value. Any season ticket on sale next year might come with a reasonable discount.

• You can still get your refund from last season’s missed games and you have up to five years to claim the money. The club were taken by surprise by how many refunds were taken up.

UPDATE: CELTIC SLO JP TAYLOR has confirmed the players did not turn down the chance to speak to fans and something has been lost in translation.

KEVIN GRAHAM has confirmed after speaking to Celtic that the idea has not been progressed by the club at this point and the players aren’t aware of it.

• All backroom staff that left with Brendan Rodgers have been replaced.

• 90% of non-football staff are still furloughed at the club.

• The club believes they have sufficient precautions in place to allow 25k into the ground when they are permitted to have fans.

• The Dubai trip cost over £400k.

A season ticket reduction for everyone who paid full price this season has to happen or there could be a poor uptake in the summer.

90% of non-playing staff furloughed while we go on a ‘jolly’ to Dubai is also pretty horrendous reading.

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