Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Mitchell confirms 850 season ticket sales
EDDIE Mitchell has made a last-ditch plea to supporters to boost Cherries' bid to beat the embargo by taking advantage of the club's season ticket offer.[LNB] Mitchell says around 850 fans have already snapped up next season's tickets early with the deadline for sales falling on Sunday.[LNB] Cherries launched the initiative last month when supporters were asked to buy in advance with the cost of tickets frozen at the current prices.[LNB] The club hoped to bring in sufficient funds to pay off debts and then persuade the Football League to end their long-running transfer embargo.[LNB] Cherries chief executive Neill Blake confirmed the Dean Court ticket office would be open for last-minute sales between 11am and 4pm on Sunday.[LNB] And speaking to the Daily Echo, chairman Mitchell said: We very much appreciate the efforts of all our supporters whom have taken advantage of the offer.[LNB] We have sold in the region of 850 season tickets and, if we could sell a similar number again, it would go a long way to getting the embargo lifted and we would be knocking on the door of the Football League.[LNB] Every time somebody buys a season ticket, they are helping us eat into the inherited debt. I know selling another 850 in a couple of days is a big ask, but even half may be enough.[LNB] Asked what would happen if the scheme did not generate sufficient funds, Mitchell replied: We would have to find other ways to raise the money. If we don't sell enough, we would try to raise it elsewhere. But, the way it's going at the moment, it's fantastic.[LNB] Mitchell also said he expected an outstanding tax debt to have been halved by the end of the month.[LNB] Meanwhile, he also confirmed the club would be denying charges brought by the FA following Cherries' stormy League Two clash at Aldershot last month.[LNB] Both clubs were charged with a failure to ensure their |players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour.[LNB] An FA spokesperson last night confirmed the two clubs had until today to either admit or deny the charges, adding that they had not yet heard back from either.[LNB] Mitchell told the Echo: They spoke to us and we have opposed what they said. It is not a big issue to us and we've got nothing to worry about.[LNB] Cherries' denial is likely to lead to a hearing.[LNB] Mitchell also said the club would be taking no further action after Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel allegedly damaged the away dressing room door at Dean Court on Tuesday.[LNB] He described the incident as a young man letting off steam before adding that, in his younger days, he had sustained a broken ankle after kicking a wall at his local squash club![LNB]
