Aberdeen FC to slash away allocations leaving Celtic and Rangers fans to land as few as 300 tickets

Resurgent Aberdeen are to make changes to Pittodrie that could dramatically slash away attendances.

The Dons, who are guaranteed European group stage football, have seen a record in season ticket sales and are looking at ways of growing their home attendances further. The club have announced plans to remove the current fixed division in the South Stand that would allow them to reduce away capacities and increase their home support by up to 1,000 seats. It could see visiting attendances cut from around 1700 to anything as low as 300. It has come as the Red Army have been left frustrated by a lack of away numbers at certain grounds, like at Hearts and Rangers, in recent seasons.

Aberdeen chief executive Alan Burrows said: “There has been a huge amount of excellent work undertaken by AFC staff over the last few years on engaging with supporters and making match days at Pittodrie more noisy and more colourful and improving the atmosphere.

“We will continue to engage with all stakeholders to try and build on that, whilst maintaining a safe and secure environment for everyone. Our plans for the South Stand are very much an extension of that desire. We want even more Aberdeen fans coming to Pittodrie in the best seats, cheering the team on. The fence has not only proved a visible hindrance for fans in that area, but it has also not allowed us any flexibility to try and maximise attendances.

“This work will also have the added benefit of increasing the catering provisions in the South Stand by 25%, which we hope will further reduce queues and waiting times in that area for specific games.”

Aberdeen’s stance on away tickets is likely to be set for what their support gets in return at away grounds. An Aberdeen statement added: