St Johnstone chairman Steve Brown is optimistic that the Perth club will be granted permission to fill McDiarmid Park to capacity for the visit of Galatasaray next week.
Brown confirmed that the application to sell tickets for every one of the seats at McDiarmid has been lodged with the local authority.
And given the fact that the likes of Rangers and Celtic have already been successful in that regard, there is no reason to suspect there will be a problem for Saints.
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“We have applied for permission for a full house,” he said.
“Clubs in other parts of Scotland have got it. It is down to Perth and Kinross Council.
“Hopefully we will get a full house granted.
“The application has gone in and hopefully we get a decision sooner rather than later.
“Obviously there’s not a lot of time between now and Thursday night.
“I don’t doubt the fans will get right behind the team.
“Season ticket sales have been right up there, probably the highest since I’ve been chairman.
“Even though we didn’t have the opportunity to have a bus parade after the cup wins the football club did Perth proud.”
Pride was Brown’s emotion in the Fatih Terim Stadium after witnessing Saints’ 1-1 draw.
“It’s another phenomenal result,” he said. “Unbelievable.
“Bear in mind they are a cracking side. Galatasaray have a lot of very good players.
“We rode our luck in the first 10 to 15 minutes. They took time to get into the game.
“But after that we went toe to toe.
“There’s a togetherness and spirit within the squad, not just the starting 11 or the backline.
“It’s really fantastic.
“Obviously Callum has encouraged that along with his backroom staff.
“They left nothing on the pitch. They competed and it’s all to play for in Perth.”
Contract offers
With a good line in understatement, Brown told the BBC: “Trying to win the cup double might be slightly more challenging this year.
“But Callum sets up to win games and he has huge belief in the squad.
“They keep playing as a unit and hopefully results will come.”
Shaun Rooney, Jamie McCart, Jason Kerr and Ali McCann have all been the subject of transfer speculation this summer and their performances in Turkey certainly won’t have put any potential suitors off.
But Brown pointed out that contract extensions have been put on the table.
“A number of players have been given contract offers so we are waiting to hear back from their representatives,” he said.
“We are not certainly not minded to sell anyone and the manager has two years left on his deal.”
