Source: FOOTYMAD
Leeds sell 6000 tickets for Ricoh clash
Big crowd expected for the Leeds game Leeds United visit The Ricoh on Saturday 6th November and have already sold nearly 6,000 tickets for the game. Coventry City manager Aidy Boothroyd has pleaded for Coventry fans to respond to the number of Leeds fans coming to The Ricoh by turning up to support their own team. With the Sky Blues now in a play off position and playing reasonably well, there is a mood of quiet optimism among the fans and the team and Boothroyd is hoping to cash in and attract a bumper crowd to the game. He is also hoping that a record crowd for this season will be the catalyst needed to attract more fans back on a regular basis. Boothroyd said, “It’s good that Leeds are bringing so many fans but if we can get 19,000 of our own fans through the gate to get it to 25,000 it will be brilliant. I think because of the way things have been at the club in recent years there is probably still a bit of apathy but people are now starting to think, hang on a minute. // '); // ]]> "We are starting to nudge people in the ribs and saying, ‘Any chance of you coming down because we have started to win again?’ and the more we win the more people will want to come. We are playing a brand of football that first and foremost has got a lot of character to it. " "We have been one-nil down and come back to win, we have got players who can score goals, we have got some warriors in there who are getting crunching tackles in and it is exciting. And the more that word spreads then the more people will come back and if we can get 19,000 City fans through the gates and we can out-sing them then it will be a really good day for the club and the Ricoh Arena. It will be brilliant for us. “One of my goals is to eventually get the stadium full on a regular basis and be like the Boston Red Sox and have eight years of sell-out crowds, but you don’t get there until you are successful and that’s what we have got to work hard to do.” Leeds had sold their initial allocation of 5,200 tickets and asked for another 1,000, of which 900 have been sold. The current 5,900 tickets sold could rise to well over 6,200 by the time the game is played. Last season the biggest gate at The Ricoh was 22,209 when Leicester were the visitors and they brought 4,802 fans with them, but Leeds had already far surpassed that total. Boothroyd want at least 19,000 City fans inside The Ricoh cheering on their team,“The fans could make a real difference for us," he said. "Leeds are a good side as well so it could be a cracking game, but first things first, we’ve got to go to Sheffield on Saturday.” The head of Marketing and Event Sales at Coventry City, Steven Ebanks is impressed with the response from Leeds fans, saying, “To have such a large away following will create a great atmosphere and I am sure the Sky Blue army will play their part.” Tickets for home supporters begin at £20 for adults and £11 for concessions Junior Sky Blues under the age of seven can attend for free while tickets for JSBs over seven begin at £7. Tickets for adults accompanying JSBs in the JSB Zone are priced at £16. For more information or to buy in advance log onto www.ccfcshop.co.uk or call 0844 873 1883. Alternatively, visit the CCFC Superstore at the Ricoh Arena or the City Central store in the City Centre.
