Aberdeen offer Viaplay Cup Final apology as mischievous Rangers fans claim 'we've got your tickets'

Aberdeen chief executive Alan Burrows has offered a weighty apology to frustrated fans as Rangers punters claimed they've nabbed their rivals' briefs for the Viaplay Cup Final.

The Dons pitch for a 50/50 split at Hampden was tossed out by the SPFL but a fresh storm emerged as a host of Aberdeen regulars stewed they had missed out on the initial batch of 17,000 after they went on general sale hours after they were made available to points holders of over 200. Aberdeen insist the rush to land prized briefs proves they deserved a split while Rangers followers claim they have been filling their boots with match tickets set aside for their rivals once they went on general sale.

Burrows has promised regulars will be the priority when Aberdeen make the final batch of 2500 tickets available for the final at the national stadium. But the former Motherwell supremo insists the quick sell-out is purely down to supporters of Barry Robson's side desperate to see their side win only a second trophy in 28 years. Posting on Twitter, Burrows said: "Dons fans, I understand that from the tweets and replies, we’ve a lot of frustrated Dandies posting about Viaplay Cup Final tickets. We have, at the moment, sold out our INITIAL allocation. We have been given up to 19,500 tickets - the first lot of circa 17,000 have gone almost immediately.

"The ticket office set a threshold at 200 points to buy one ticket each then, this afternoon at 5pm, the remainder went on full general sale. Although it was for for the right reasons, in hindsight, this was an error on our part. We should’ve had a second sales period for lesser points before - I.e. 100-199, before full general sale, ensuring there was more control. That’s a lesson we’ll learn. I take