The decision to televise the game means we get a £7k tv fee, which pretty much balances out gate receipts from if we gave Oldham say an extra 500 tickets. Therefore, I’d be surprised now if Oldham got any additional tickets when a) we don’t really need the cash and b) they can all watch it on the box and c) it would give them a leg up in a crucial game where every little card we can stack in our favour we must take.
And let’s be honest, in a far from full Boundary Park last Saturday Chesterfield didn’t get anywhere near a full away allocation, so they can get back in their box if they start whining about it.
I reckon tomorrow with the usual limited Gateshead away support we’ll still have over 3000 in, so with a positive result in tomorrows key game then I can see Oldham home ticket sales ticking up & ideally something around 3,500 home fans in would be possible.