A surge in interest looks set to boost West Ham Gate.

A steady flow of ticket sales in the last few days looks set to boost the West ham attendance after a very slow start.

Up until last week sales had been brisker at Upton Park with the Hammers selling 2,000 tickets fairly quickly, now more have been sent and with some being held back for sale on the day, it looks like it will be a fairly full away section with 3,000 away fans.

Saints fans though have been slower to respond and its only been the last few days that have seen ticket sales start to pick up.

The Club arre worried that it could be another last minute walk up creating mayhem at both the box office and turnstiles and are urging fans to try and get to St Mary's either well ahead of the game, when they can take advantage of the parking facilities, or failing that as early as possible on the night.

Even accounting for this late rush though its going to be a far lower attendance than for any other Ted Bates Trophy game with a gate expected of maybe 12-13000.#

Tickets are on sale now at £15 for adults, £10 for seniors/teens and £5 for kids, as well publicised if you purchase a ticket for the visit of the Hammers you can get your Stoke ticket half price.     

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