Excitement is building as we gear up for our first European tie since 1987.
A fifth-place finish in the Scottish Premiership last season saw Stephen Robinson’s side secure European football for the first time in 37 years and we found out that a trip to Iceland or Albania awaits in the UEFA Conference League.
We are just a month away from our UEFA Conference League Second Round tie with Saints set to face either Valur FC from Iceland or Albania’s KF Vllaznia following last week’s draw.
While everyone is excited, not knowing exactly where we are heading until a week before the tie has thrown up many challenges. The club has been working hard on two scenarios for the away and home fixtures on July 25th and August 1st respectively and wishes to provide supporters with an update so far.
Travel
While we continue to explore the possible opportunity to support fan travel, this is highly unlikely due to the logistical challenges we are facing in organising travel and accommodation for the first-team with such a short turnaround time.
Supporters have asked about the potential of chartering a flight for fans but, unfortunately, this is proving unfeasible due to cost, availability and turnaround.
We will provide you with a further update in due course, as soon as possible.
Tickets - Away
We know there is huge interest from supporters in both these matches and are anticipating limited supply of tickets depending on the opponent we will face.
We are also aware some supporters may not want to travel to both destinations and that ticket variance is significant. As such a ballot will take place for each match scenario with both treated as separate entities.
The ballot will run from Thursday 4th July and will close on Wednesday 10th July. Details on how to register for the ballot will follow in the coming days.
Terms and conditions are as follows:
- Only season ticket holders are eligible to apply. Season tickets are still available on early bird general sale so get yours now before full prices kick in from Monday 1st July.
- You must only apply if you plan to travel to the destination you are applying for.
- Only one ticket per ballot entry.
- Over 12s only can enter the ballot. If you apply on behalf of a child you must consider that you may not be successful and cannot attend with them.
- Adults with an under-12 can apply on their behalf, providing both have season tickets. There will be an allocation for parent and child in the ballot.
- Tickets are non-transferable. ID will be required to collect them.
To enter the ballot please fill in the following forms with all the information requested. If you do not complete all fields your entry will be null and void. You must provide the following information when entering the ballot:
- Name
- Email Address
- Home Address
- Date of Birth
- Your seat number at The SMiSA Stadium
- Accessibility requirements (i.e. wheelchair with carer etc.)
You will know ahead of the match whether you have been successful in the ballot and more information will be provided about how to purchase and collect your ticket if successful.
We are unable to confirm the ticket allocation for each destination as yet but we are working with the respective clubs on this and will update further when we can.
Tickets - Home
Our second leg fixture will take place at The SMiSA Stadium on Thursday 1st August with kick-off time to be confirmed.
Priority tickets will go on sale to season tickets holders from Thursday 4th July until Wednesday 10th July to claim their seat. Season Ticket holders will only be able to purchase their seat and cannot buy multiple tickets.
General sale will commence from Thursday 11th July and prices will be confirmed in the coming days.
