Tranmere Rovers supporters prior to Sunday's National League play-off final at Wembley which, despite the greater numbers in attendance from Merseyside, was won by Forest Green Rovers and means the Gloucestershire club will be playing in the Football League next season for the first time in their history.
I went to the game having enjoyed last season's clash between Forest Green and Grimsby and took advantage of the early bird ticket offer which meant Level 2 tickets at Wembley were available for £20 Adults and £10 Concessions.
That positive, meant to attract neutral spectators, was more than counterbalanced, perhaps, by the fact that walk-up tickets were £36 and £41 with no concessions on the dearer Level 1 seats and a price of £18 for Under 16's on the Level 2 seats, meaning an expensive day out if you wanted your children to sample the Wembley atmosphere.
As has been pointed out, the match was organised by the National League hiring the stadium rather than the FA so those costs have to be taken into account but, as much as I thought the game provided a positive image for the top-tier of the Non-League pyramid, a second successive attendance of under 20,000 may prompt a rethink for next year's venue.
Sticking with Wembley and this Sunday's Non-League Finals Day has both the FA Vase and FA Trophy Finals taking place and tickets priced at £25 Adults, £10 Concessions and £1 Under 16's and lots of activity taking place in between the two games.
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