What Celtic and Aberdeen plan to do for fans if they seal Scottish Cup glory on Saturday at Hampden
PARTY TIME What Celtic and Aberdeen plan to do for fans if they seal Scottish Cup glory on Saturday at Hampden
ABERDEEN and Celtic have been busy making preparations for fans to celebrate if they win the Scottish Cup.
The two teams go head-to-head tomorrow at Hampden.
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Aberdeen had a bus parade when they won the League Cup in 2014
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Celtic had a similar bus parade after winning the 'Treble Treble' in 2019
Credit: Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow
Celtic copped flak for not organising a club-sponsored party on the day the Hoops lifted the Premiership trophy.
It led to some ugly scenes among booze-fuelled supporters in the Trongate area of Glasgow, and a huge clean-up operation had to be undertaken.
SunSport understands the club is taking proactive measures this weekend by erecting barriers at Celtic Park in the event Brendan Rodgers' men win the cup (and secure another Treble in the process).
Perimeter fencing is being put in place on the Celtic Way under the expectation that the players would return to the stadium should they emerge victorious at Hampden, and would therefore give the fans a place to congregate ahead of the celebrations.
Aberdeen have been promised an open top bus parade should they clinch the cup.
The city centre would be transformed and tens of thousands of Dons supporters would be allowed take to the streets for a party, councillors have revealed.
That's despite roadworks taking place on Union Street, which would usually be an important part of the bus route.
Labour councillor M. Tauqeer Malik said: "Usually Union Street would be ideal but it's a complete mess."
Committee convener Alex McLellan has proposed that £35,000 from the Common Good Fund to pay for the celebrations, but finer details on the route were not disclosed.
He said: "It would be tradition that if Aberdeen Football Club were successful in the Scottish Cup final that we would want to celebrate that in an appropriate way."
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The Pittodrie side had an open top parade when the last time they won a major trophy.
That was the League Cup back in 2014, which, ironically, held its final at Celtic Park that year.
Derek McInnes' side beat Inverness on penalties that day after a goalless 120 minutes at Parkhead.
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