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Graeme Young

Celtic push back renewal deadline as club announce extension for season ticket holders

Celtic have extended their season ticket renewal deadline by an extra seven days.

The previous cut off was set for Tuesday, June 30 but the club have announced that holders from last season will get an extra week to sign up ahead of the 20/21 season.

It's set to be a campaign unlike any other with followers of all clubs in Scotland facing the prospect of being unable to attend matches due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Celtic are exploring every avenue on how to safely allow supporters to return and Record Sport revealed the Premiership champions were working closely with the Scottish Rugby Union over potential options.

And a report in the Daily Mail stated Celtic hope to be running at around 50 per cent capacity within weeks of the new campaign getting under way as they go in search of 10 In a Row.

The club posted on Twitter: "Celtic FC Season Ticket holders are being given one extra week to secure their place for the 2020/21 campaign!

(SNS Group)

"The renewal deadline has now been extended until 5pm on Tuesday, July 7."

Celtic boss Neil Lennon and midfielder Callum McGregor floated the idea of pushing the first derby against Rangers to give fans a chance to attend but SPFL secretary Ian Blair insists that won't be the case.

He said: "It wouldn't have been possible for us to do it.

"The first one has to be somewhere between round one and round 11 and when you look at international and European dates there are only around four dates you can put it in.

"You wouldn't want to open the season with it due to Celtic being presented with the flag. I don't think that is the best time to have an intense derby.

"It will be somewhere between games two and 11, the second one will be on the second of January and I have no idea when the third one will be but it will be before fixture 33."

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