Larne FC owner Kenny Bruce hits out over Solitude ticket arrangements

Kenny Bruce has hit out over the ticketing arrangements for Larne's Irish Premiership clash with Cliftonville at Solitude this Saturday.

Cliftonville - who sit just one point off the top as they target a first Gibson Cup since 2014 - have put new arrangements in place to ensure as many of their fans can attend the club's final home game of the season.

Larne have been allocated 80 tickets for the top-flight clash, with visiting supporters set to be accommodated in a segregated section of the Main Stand Lower seating.

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The revised plans will see the Bowling Green Stand - which normally caters for away supporters - used to accommodate home fans.

Larne owner Bruce labelled the move as an "absolute disgrace" and also called for the NI Football League to "step in".

He tweeted: "Absolute disgrace. A standard league fixture outside of Covid rules shouldn’t be restricted like this. Poor show by such a great club. A very advert for the league & @OfficialNIFL should step in."

Last summer Cliftonville fans were unable to attend the club's European play-off final against Larne after away tickets were not allocated due to Covid-19 restrictions and ongoing redevelopment work at Inver Park.

Similar restrictions were in place for the Euro play-off semi-final between Larne and Glenavon at the same venue.

A number of Cliftonville fans were quick to point out last season's shut-out to Bruce on Twitter, to which he replied: "Last season's European play off game we had two major issues/challenges. 1. Covid rules 2. Building site for a new stand. We had no choice but to restrict numbers. Poor show from your club and @OfficialNIFL should step in to warn you