We have  now fully sold out of tickets in the home areas for Saturday's Play off semi-final 2nd leg game against Darlington having put on sale yesterday the allocation not claimed by season ticket holders.This has always been a matter where the game has been a designated police game and that it would be an all ticket match.Throughout the build up we have been in close liaison with the police and with Darlington Football Club with the comfort and safety of supporters being of paramount importance.

In recognition of the fact that Darlington gave us 4000 tickets for the first leg we reciprocated by setting aside the whole of the Westrose Leisure Stand for them which holds 3500. We sent them an original batch of 2000 tickets with a plan B of keeping an area in the same stand for home supporters. We have maintained that position throughout and the reason that tickets have not gone on sale in that area up until now is that we had to give Darlington every opportunity to sell as many tickets as they could. They will sell that original allocation but do not now require any more.

We have no tickets left in the Main Stand, the Thwaites Stand or the WMG Stand and there appears to be a demand for more tickets from Rochdale supporters .Logistically we can split the Westrose Leisure Stand and the police are allowing us, now taht we have sold out the remaining home areas, to sell in the block that is nearest to the WMG Stand with an entrance off Wilbutts Lane through turnstiles 15 to 18. There are almost 500 in block T seats therefore added to the numbers available and will be limited to two tickets per person at a price of £18.00 for adults and £10.00 for concessions.

Please note tickets will be only available for personal collection - NO tickets can be purchased over the telephone. Sadly we cannot guarantee that the available seats will be adjacent to those already purchased and supporters are reminded that they HAVE to sit in the seats allocated on the ticket.  The last thing we want to do is start moving people or ejecting them from the ground.

Due to the increased number of tickets now released the main ticket office has revised its opening hours for today and they are: 

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Friday 16th May                 10am to 7pm    
                    
All supporters are reminded that admission to the ground will be by ticket only.  All supporters in seated stands MUST sit in the designated seat as shown on their ticket.The club would also like to take this opportunity to thank those who have already purchased tickets for the game and those who are about too.  Your support is vital, so lets get behind Keith and the lads from the off and help ensure TEAM:ROCHDALE are making their way to the capital on the 26th.

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