Hearts boss Steven Naismith has backed the decision to slash Celtic's away allocation for their Scottish Premiership match, saying: 'We need to look after our fans'.
Celtic head to Tynecastle on Sunday - live on Sky Sports - but have only been handed 576 tickets after a further reduction handed down by Hearts. The champions had seen their away allocation reduced to 1,264 in recent seasons - despite it previously having been 3,500 - but the latest decision will cut the number of Celtic supporters travelling to Hearts by more than half.
Celtic Park has a capacity of over 60,000 seats, whereas Tynecastle is more than three times smaller. Naismith relishing daunting fixture listNaismith is preparing to take his side into a daunting period of the season, with Hearts taking on Rangers at Ibrox a week after welcoming Celtic to Tynecastle. Hearts then host Livingston before a rematch with Rangers in the Viaplay Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, but Naismith is relishing the challenge.
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