Smith : Tickets not too pricey

November 18, 2008

Gordon Smith has defended the price of tickets for tonight’s friendly at Hampden between Scotland and Argentina even though the game is unlikely to sell out.

“Some people still think the price is high, it makes me laugh,”

“The highest price is £35. Kids tickets are £10 and it builds up towards £35, which are the best seats. We can lose money if the fans don’t turn up.”

Smith accepts the absence of Argentina forward Lionel Messi may have had an impact on ticket sales.

“It’s a possibility that some people might not want to go because Messi is not there but they have a degree of top-class players,” said Smith, who urged fans to remember Diego Maradona was a virtual unknown when he wowed Hampden 29 years ago.

“Let’s be honest, when people turned up in 1979, did they turn up to see Diego Maradona? They had never heard of him and, all of a sudden, you saw somebody special.

“There’s every chance that it could be the same on Wednesday and the fans could get to see somebody special because they do produce wonderful players.

“Around about the 40,000 mark was always what I intended to get, I thought that would be real support from the Scottish public for a game like this.”

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