QUEEN OF THE SOUTH will be charging fans for entry to the key play-off matches - with tickets going on sale on Monday.
Hearts and Rangers are currently at loggerheads with the Scottish Professional Football League over pricing for the key matches and have already stated that they will be allowing season ticket holders entry at no additional charge.
This presents a problem for the SPFL with an agreement already in place that 50 per cent of ticket revenue from the matches is shared among all member clubs.
Talks will be held at Easter Road today, with Hibs being tipped to side with their city rivals and the third-placed Ibrox side.
Queens have remained silent on the issue until this morning but have now stated that fans WILL be charged, as they would for cup matches and tickets will go on sale on Monday morning (May 4) at 10am
"We are conscious of the debate between some of our playoff rivals and the SPFL regarding whether or not season ticket holders will be given free or cheaper access to these games," read the club statement. "Notwithstanding what may or may not be decided by the league in this respect we have always expected that our season ticket holders would pay for the playoff games as they did last season and as they have for any cup match and budgeted our costs on that basis.
"Our season ticket is deliberately priced so that it allows entry to 18 league games at the cost of 16 games. With the SPFL rules meaning they take a levy of 50% of the gate receipts before expenses, and the high cost of policing and stewarding these fixtures, the board do not feel that they are in a position to offer free entry to season ticket holders.
"Therefore, we have now finalised arrangements for sale of tickets for the first playoff match on May 9th (5:30pm kick off) although the opposition are still to be confirmed."
Tickets for the match will read “Queen of the South vs Championship 3rd”, with the early printing designed to avoid any delays and season ticket holders will have the chance to purchase their tickets this Sunday (May 3) between 11am and 1:30pm.