RANGERS are set to receive more tickets for the Betfred Cup semi-final with Aberdeen after the Dons had their allocation cut due to poor sales.

Pittodrie boss Derek McInnes issued a rallying call this week in an attempt to encourage supporters to back his side at the National Stadium next Sunday.

But the SPFL have now decided to take back tickets that have been sold in the East Stand and relocate fans in the South Stand after fewer than 10,000 were snapped up in the opening days of sales.

Rangers were initially given seats in the South, West and North Stands and could now see their 26,000 allocation boosted once again as the Light Blue legions travel to Hampden in their numbers to cheer on Steven Gerrard’s side.

SportTimes revealed last week that the Gers had won a behind the scenes battle to ensure they were awarded all of the North Stand to alleviate the risk of thousands of their supporters being locked out for the semi-final clash on Sunday, October 28.

Aberdeen had initially demanded a 50/50 split of tickets but have now had sections of the East Stand taken back after upsetting League chiefs with their sales plans.

That move is set to see Rangers handed another chunk of seats as Gerrard attempts to lead his side into his first final as manager and set up a showdown with Celtic or Hearts.

An Aberdeen statement read: “With just over a week to go until our Betfred Cup Semi-Final against Rangers at Hampden Park just over 9,000 tickets have been sold to The Red Army.

“Despite strong initial sales, particularly from our supporters’ clubs, overall ticket sales for the match have fallen short of the demand expected.

“Given current sales figures, with the SPFL recording less than 100 being sold by Aberdeen FC today, the SPFL have now taken back certain sections of the East Stand.

“In return, the SPFL will issue the Club with an additional allocation of seats in the South Stand Upper and Lower tickets.

“This will necessitate the relocation of some supporters to alternative seats and the Club will be in touch with any affected fans to finalise arrangements.

“With 5,500 tickets still available for our supporters, and access to a further allocation if we demonstrate additional demand in the next few days, the focus now quickly turns to building on the tickets that have been sold to fulfil the remainder of our allocation and ensure that the team walk out to a wall of noise from Dons supporters in attendance.

"We must now all play our part in building upon this current sales figure to ensure we have fantastic backing at Hampden next Sunday."