Would £10 Tickets See a San Marino Sell-Out?

Tickets are currently on general sale for England's second Euro 2016 qualifier, the home tie against San Marino which takes place at Wembley on 09 October, and the FA face a heck of a task to drum up interest in it given the Thursday night slot the game has been allocated by UEFA and the (lack of) quality of the opposition.

The attendance for the recent friendly against Norway attracted plenty of talk and most match reports mentioned a 'half-empty' stadium but a crowd of over 40,000 was still an incredible figure which would have generated a great atmosphere at Villa Park or Anfield.

Moving the fixtures around is impossible for the foreseeable future as the FA look to pay off their debt on the national stadium and the governing body do work hard to make England games as affordable as possible. The lowest price general adult tickets for the San Marino game are £25 and in the family enclosure it is £20 for adults and £10 for under 16's but time and transport also count against people wishing to attend from other parts of the country.

But, with a feel-good (or feel better) factor having been generated by Monday night's excellent 2-0 victory in Switzerland how about making this game, as a one-off, £10 for adults and £1 for under-16's in line with the England Women's international versus Germany which takes place on Sunday 23rd November at Wembley?

Getting 60,000 into the stadium would help the atmosphere no end and provide a positive piece of PR while still covering costs and more.

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