The competition is wide open with all four teams (Aberdeen play St Johnstone and Hearts take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle) in with a great chance of lifting some silverware after Celtic's surprise defeat at the hands of Greenock Morton earlier in the season.
SPFL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster told his organisation's official website: "The SPFL believes that this is very competitive pricing for national cup semi-finals and takes into account the time of year and the economic challenges facing many supporters.
"In addition, the initial allocations announced today have taken on board supporter feedback from previous seasons and they also follow consultation with all four clubs.
"Last year's Scottish League Cup semi-finals produced two memorable ties and, with upwards of 37,000 tickets available, we look forward to more of the same in February in front of two big crowds and the fantastic atmospheres they will help generate."
A positive move with only one (quite big) negative attached and that is the timing of the second semi-final, when Hearts play Inverness at Easter Road, the home of Hibernian in Edinburgh, at 12:15pm on Sunday February 2. For Caley Thistle fans that means a very early start for a long and potentially treacherous journey to the capital.
Speaking of Caley Thistle they have introduced a £60 ticket for their three home fixtures over the festive period, a trio of games that their supporters probably look forward to more than any others as it takes in the matches against Aberdeen (21 Dec), Celtic (29 Dec) and Ross County 1 Jan).
And staying in Scotland, Berwick Rangers game against Peterhead on 28 December has free admission for all supporters thanks to the Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust while Albion Rovers first home game of 2014 against Montrose is a ‘pay what you can’ fixture.
http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-semi-final-prices-announced
http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1087-big-ticket-offers
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