Monday, April 29, 2013
Village team with population of 400 given 19,000 ticket allocation
The village has a population of 400, and they have an average gate of 50, but non-league Rimington have been handed a whopping allocation of 19,000 for their clash with Bay Athletic.
The game is Rimington’s biggest in their history, the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup final, which will be held at Leeds United’s Elland Road.
And despite the tiny village team promising to take a record crowd - of around 300 - club officials were left stunned when the FA awarded them 19,000 tickets.
Club manager Terry Braithwaite finds the allocation hilarious, telling the local media: ‘If we get 50 watching us for a home match against another local club we think we’ve done well!’
Tickets are priced at £7 each, but with thousands set to be returned, it appears it will end up costing the West Riding FA money to host it at Elland Road - rather than making them cash.
The game is Rimington’s biggest in their history, the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup final, which will be held at Leeds United’s Elland Road.
And despite the tiny village team promising to take a record crowd - of around 300 - club officials were left stunned when the FA awarded them 19,000 tickets.
Club manager Terry Braithwaite finds the allocation hilarious, telling the local media: ‘If we get 50 watching us for a home match against another local club we think we’ve done well!’
Tickets are priced at £7 each, but with thousands set to be returned, it appears it will end up costing the West Riding FA money to host it at Elland Road - rather than making them cash.
