Portsmouth are confirmed to be playing Salford City in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final after they beat Newport County (in the other semi) on penalties.
(Expect Sky Sports Wembley studio filled with Gary Neville and his mates from Class of '92 to be giving a totally 'unbiased' commentary.)
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Posted: 01 Mar 2020, 02:13
by SKB
(Sky Sports) 29th February 2020
Watford 3-0 Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp's side have finally lost a game this season!
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Posted: 02 Mar 2020, 18:32
by SKB
Portsmouth have been given a 50,300 seat allocation for the 2020 EFL Trophy Final on 5th April, while their opponents Salford City have 3,076.
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Posted: 02 Mar 2020, 19:20
by Beth
SKB wrote:Portsmouth have been given a 50,300 seat allocation for the 2020 EFL Trophy Final on 5th April, while their opponents Salford City have 3,076.
Ouch! How come there's such a difference? I assume league status and distance has something to do with it? Poor Salford - although seems to me they aren't setting their hopes too high, they aren't spending huge money on a Wembley hotel like Sunderland did last year.
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Posted: 02 Mar 2020, 22:31
by SKB
Salford City's average home attendance is 3,102 from a stadium capacity of 5,108.
Portsmouth's current average home attendance is 18,223. However, Portsmouth's fanbase is far larger than its 20,160 seat stadium. There are also fewer clubs based in southern England than those based in the north, so Portsmouth's fanbase is wider - even though 50% of that catchment area extends into the English Channel!
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Posted: 03 Mar 2020, 11:30
by downsizer
SKB wrote:Salford City's average home attendance is 3,102 from a stadium capacity of 5,108.
Portsmouth's current average home attendance is 18,223. However, Portsmouth's fanbase is far larger than its 20,160 seat stadium. There are also fewer clubs based in southern England than those based in the north, so Portsmouth's fanbase is wider - even though 50% of that catchment area extends into the English Channel!
Some highlights from last nights FA Cup action....
Re: Sports News
Posted: 03 Mar 2020, 15:02
by SKB
Portsmouth are already in another Wembley final in April, unlike Arsenal.
(And already sold 42,500 of the 53,500 allocation)
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Posted: 09 Mar 2020, 01:03
by SKB
Portsmouth FC have now sold 50,000 tickets (of the 50,300 allocation) for the EFL Trophy Final, and will become the largest single group of domestic football fans to attend the present Wembley Stadium in it's history. Portsmouth have beaten the 49,000 record previously held by Millwall FC, a London-based club.