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    23

    Jul 2020

    Last Updated: 23/07/2020
    Harrogate
    Harrogate

    Harrogate Town says 'thank you' to fans with ticket price freeze

    by Thomas Barrett

    | 23 Jul, 2020
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    Harrogate Town will freeze both matchday and season ticket prices next season, even if the club gets promoted to League Two.

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    Harrogate Town will freeze both matchday and season ticket prices next season, even if the club gets promoted to League Two.

    The club said it wants to "reward loyal fans" who have been unable to watch their team play in person since March due to the lockdown.

    An advanced standing matchday ticket price will remain at £16 for an adult and £12 for a concession. A standing adult season ticket will be £269 and a concession will be £189. A full price list is on the club's website.

    The English Football League and the National League are yet to announce when the 2020/2021 will begin — but last week Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the green light for fans to return to sporting grounds from October, albeit at a reduced capacity.

    Town is currently building a new stand at the CNG stadium which will increase the ground's capacity to 5,000.

    Harrogate Town will play Boreham Wood at the CNG Stadium at 2.30pm on Saturday with the winner going onto Wembley on August 2 for the chance to play in League Two next season. The game will be shown live on BT Sport.

    The Stray Ferret will be reporting live from the CNG Stadium.

    The winner will play the winner of Notts County vs Barnet which also takes place on Saturday.

    Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver said:

    "Over the last 12 weeks club business has continued and that has involved preparations for the new campaign. Part of that work involved ticket pricing. I am really pleased that, together with the directors, we decided to freeze the prices for next season whether we are playing our football in the National League or the EFL.”
    "The players and I wanted supporters to know how much we count on your following, we wanted to say thank you at this difficult time. We look forward to seeing you all at the ground in the near future."


    The announcement was welcomed by Jordan Ford of the Harrogate Town Supporters Club.

    The club was criticised by fans last season for raising ticket prices after its promotion from the National League North.



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    Jordan told The Stray Ferret that the ticket price freeze could attract more fans to the club.

    He said:

    "Credit to the club in identifying the mistakes which were made last season. Hopefully this decision will drive us forwards in expanding our supporters base.
    "There's a lot of potential for new supporters in the town, and by offering an affordable ticketing policy is a great way to attract this support. It would great if those supporters will be watching us in League Two."