UEFA CUP FINAL 2003

About the Programme

The A4, magazine type programme has 80 pages inside laminated covers and each copy had a free picture postcard stuck onto the bottom half of page three. The programme was a complete sell-out by the end of the match with the few remaining copies sold inside the stadium to Celtic fans that formed gigantic snaking queues under the stands. The programmes that were available outside the stadium sold-out hours before the kick-off.

Reprint Issue

Weeks after the final, Celtic started selling a reprinted copy of the final programme in the Celtic shops. They are exactly the same as the originals except for two very important details. Firstly, the colour of the reprints is not as vibrant as in the originals but you will struggle to spot this unless you have an original to compare it with.

The second and most important point to remember if you are trying to avoid being stuck with a reprint (and charged for an original) is that the postcard on page 3 (Contents page) has been stuck in the wrong place - on the original, it is on the bottom half of the page and on the reprints it has been erroneousely stuck on the top half of the page, obstructing the Contents details.

Postcard

The postcard can be easily moved to its original place, however, if this has been

done, there will be two greasy marks on the Contents where the postcard was originaly placed in error (with that non-sticky glue stuff). It is not known how many reprints Celtic had printed but it must have been thousands as they are now struggling to sell all of them and are giving them away free when you sign up for Celtic related financial items such as becoming a Celtic Pools agent.