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Wanderers are banking on two massive followings to cheer them towards Championship survival this Easter.
Tickets have sold out for the Good Friday trip to Leeds United, with every one of the 2,5000 allocation at Elland Road snapped up with two days to spare.
And the signs are encouraging that the Whites will be playing in front of another packed house on Tuesday for their crucial home clash with Birmingham City.
Ticket sales have been brisk, with the Blues selling out their 4,800 allocation, bringing the total sales to around 18,000 with a week to go.
Before then, the Whites head to another cauldron, with reports in Leeds suggesting Elland Road will be full to the brim on Friday after a ticket promotion boosted the Bank Holiday attendance.
Wanderers skipper Darren Pratley does not fear what is likely to be a red-hot atmosphere, however, pointing to the club’s recent away performances at Norwich and Sheffield Wednesday as a positive omen.
“I think we’ve got the experience to go to a place like Leeds and a full house and handle it, no problem,” he told The Bolton News.
“Over the last couple of games the gaffer has probably picked his most experienced team and we’ve been playing well, picking points up away from home too. If that doesn’t give us confidence going to Leeds – who have dropped off a bit lately – then nothing will.”
Pratley feels the current team is better equipped to fight for their place in the Championship than the team he captained in 2015/16 amidst serious financial problems.
“I think the writing was on the wall pretty early on with that team,” he said. “And maybe you’d have said that after 10-11 games with us lot.
“But there has been more belief in this team, a bit more togetherness, and there hasn’t been as much distraction off the pitch. It seems more settled.
“As a team we’re confident we can do what we set out to at the start of the season, and that’s stay in this division.”
Tickets for the Birmingham City game are on sale now at Bolton Central and via the Wanderers’ official website £15 adults, £7 for concessions and just £1 for Under-18s.
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Tickets have sold out for the Good Friday trip to Leeds United, with every one of the 2,5000 allocation at Elland Road snapped up with two days to spare.
And the signs are encouraging that the Whites will be playing in front of another packed house on Tuesday for their crucial home clash with Birmingham City.
Ticket sales have been brisk, with the Blues selling out their 4,800 allocation, bringing the total sales to around 18,000 with a week to go.
Before then, the Whites head to another cauldron, with reports in Leeds suggesting Elland Road will be full to the brim on Friday after a ticket promotion boosted the Bank Holiday attendance.
Wanderers skipper Darren Pratley does not fear what is likely to be a red-hot atmosphere, however, pointing to the club’s recent away performances at Norwich and Sheffield Wednesday as a positive omen.
“I think we’ve got the experience to go to a place like Leeds and a full house and handle it, no problem,” he told The Bolton News.
“Over the last couple of games the gaffer has probably picked his most experienced team and we’ve been playing well, picking points up away from home too. If that doesn’t give us confidence going to Leeds – who have dropped off a bit lately – then nothing will.”
Pratley feels the current team is better equipped to fight for their place in the Championship than the team he captained in 2015/16 amidst serious financial problems.
“I think the writing was on the wall pretty early on with that team,” he said. “And maybe you’d have said that after 10-11 games with us lot.
“But there has been more belief in this team, a bit more togetherness, and there hasn’t been as much distraction off the pitch. It seems more settled.
“As a team we’re confident we can do what we set out to at the start of the season, and that’s stay in this division.”
Tickets for the Birmingham City game are on sale now at Bolton Central and via the Wanderers’ official website £15 adults, £7 for concessions and just £1 for Under-18s.
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