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Liam Bryce

Celtic vs Hearts ticket fury as touts flog Cup Final briefs for 10 times the retail price

Scottish Cup Final tickets are being punted by touts at sky-high prices just 24 hours after thousands of Celtic fans were left gutted at missing out.

The cup holders take on Hearts in the Hampden showpiece and a 50/50 split was decided before briefs went on sale on to Hoops supporters Sunday, April 29.

That handed the finalists around 20,000 tickets each, with the Jambos snapping up more than 13,000 so far ahead of the clash on Saturday, May 25.

Tickets were balloted among Celtic fans who met certain season-ticket criteria but the club admitted they hadn't been handed enough to satisfy the incredible demand.

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That left scores of supporters disappointed as Neil Lennon 's side bid for an unprecedented treble Treble.

But tickets are now available resale site livefootballtickets.com for as much as £340 in both the Celtic and Hearts ends - almost 10 times the retail price.

Celtic fans are to be housed in the South, North and East Stands at the national stadium and a standard price ticket cost no more than £35 for adults and £20 for concessions.

Punters have taken to Twitter in droves to vent their anger at being denied in the original ballot.

@Beanzie14 wrote: "My son and I haven't missed a game in 10 years, guess what, Celtic killed us today when we didn't meet the ballot, farce of a system, hearing another guy got a ticket, this being his first season as a season ticket holder, here for glory games only, we done the Ronnie years"

@jamiewilson67 said: "Been to every round for years and years total joke"

@DanTheManMax said: "Been to every round, on the HCTS, and never miss a game unlike those who don’t show up to watch the ‘lesser’ teams, well done Celtic"

@RoisinD94 blasted: "Absolute joke. Been to every game, never had a problem getting a ticket for the final and no tickets for any of us this year. Yet Hearts fans will be fine despite not showing up to most of their games."

@DerekHuttob wrote: "Maybe we should join the GB they always seen to get tickets"

Shugferguson81 added: "Very good, not missed a cup game for years, didn't get the final, just you make sure you look after all the corporates and associates......disgraceful"

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