The FAI has expressed disappointment with the ticket allocation that they have been given by the Scottish FA ahead of Ireland's November 14th qualifier.
The Association says that the minimum 5 per cent ticket allocation has been made available to them, which equates to just 3,209 tickets, which fails to come close to meeting demand.
In a strongly worded statement, the FAI says that it is particularly disappointed with that allocation in the light of the Scottish FA continuing to sell tickets on its website, even after they had told the FAI that the match was a sell out.
"Many of these tickets are now being taken up by Irish supporters out of desperation, a situation that could be resolved easily by providing adequate numbers of away tickets in a designated Irish section of the stadium," said the FAI in the statement.
The Association has added that, of their allocation, 1,700 went to supporters' clubs, Season Ticket holders, Club Ireland members and known away supporters, a further 700 went to clubs and leagues, 609 tickets went to Abbey Travel and FAI sponsors while the remaining 200 tickets were divided between players, backroom team, FAI staff and team management.
Furthermore, the Association says it has secured an additional 150 tickets from companies in Scotland for corporate seats that will be given to Ireland fans who missed out at the general admission tickets and they have continued their appeal to the SFA to provide adequate numbers of seats for Irish fans.
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