REDUCED Morton Crowd Limit Prompts Alphabetical Season Ticketholder Split

UPDATED: The Boxing Day match has been cancelled. Read more

MORTON have confirmed arrangements for upcoming matches after the Government imposed a 500-spectator limit because of the Omicron covid variant.

The Greenock side have games at Cappielow against Queen of the South on Boxing Day and Dunfermline on 8 January.

The club stated: “Our season ticketholders will be given priority. In total, we have just under 900 season ticketholders.

“With the limited notice to put plans in place for any sort of online ballot, we have taken the decision to split our season ticketholders in half alphabetically for each game.

“For Sunday’s game against Queen of the South, supporters with surnames beginning with the letters A-L will be granted access. For the game against Dunfermline, supporters with surnames beginning with the letters M-Z will be given access.

All supporters will be seated within the main stand for both games.

One-metre social distancing will be reintroduced. The games will be streamed online.

The club statement continued: “While we are grateful to be able to welcome 500 supporters to Cappielow, it is a massive blow to be limited to that. These restrictions are both disappointing and extremely frustrating.

“The last couple of years have been extremely tough for us all, and football is a huge part of our lives. We know how much you will all have been looking forward to attending games over the festive period.”