Bishops Stortford against Northampton Town has already
been chosen for live television coverage and the Skrill South side will be
hoping to cash in at the gate and on the box. Elsewhere, Shortwood United
against Port Vale and Grimsby Town versus Scunthorpe United catch the eye.
But for clubs who are at home to lower league opposition,
the early rounds of the cup can be a hard sell so there should be plenty of
reduced prices on offer to try and boost attendances at these games.
Preston North End have announced their thinking for the
tie at home to Barnet and, in keeping with much of the positive work done on
ticket prices by the Lilywhites this season, it is attractively priced at £10
for adults, £8 for PNE ambassadors and £1 for under-16’s.
Indeed Preston were keen to match their recent
Johnstone’s Paint Trophy offer for the game against Oldham Athletic and peg
adult prices at £5 but have been prevented by doing so by the FA guidelines
that set a minimum price for matches in the world’s greatest cup competition.
At first glance that does seem strange, after all the
lower the price then the more people will go but the FA will argue strongly
that, as a percentage of all gate receipts go into the pool which is then
distributed among all clubs who participate in the competition, there is a limit
they cannot really go below.
Bristol City are also offering tickets at the lowest
possible prices to their season ticket holders for the clash with Dagenham
& Redbridge as are MK Dons who host Halifax.Affordable Football aims to bring you the special offers, reduced ticket prices and family deals that make catching a match anywhere in the country more affordable. You can tweet us @affordablefooty or email affordablefootball@yahoo.com if your club are doing something worth hearing about.
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