Wembley sold out by expectant Gills

Just two days after the tickets went on sale for the League Two play-off final, Gillingham’s allocation has almost sold out.

Wembley granted the Gills with 38,000 tickets and have since warned the club that no more will be on offer. Chief executive Mark Jones accepted the decision saying, ‘’Shrewsbury took an additional 5,000 tickets and because of the section of the stadium they took them in, it means that we cannot have more than 38,000 because of segregation and the agreements with the police.’’

Shrewsbury Town were originally designated 21,000 tickets, a huge 17,000 difference to the Kent club. Despite this, Priestfield has been flocked with football fanatics, eager to support Gillingham in their quest to League One.

With the final looming, the Gills are expecting a massive cash boost from television coverage of the match. Chairman Paul Scally said, ‘’We haven’t achieved our budget so far in terms of cash income but luckily we received a sell-on fee for Darius Henderson, money for Luke Freeman, the Aston Villa game and money from the Matt Jarvis transfer as Wolves got promoted. Those things weren’t budgeted for and neither was Wembley so we’re very pleased. That will make the figures look very good and we’re going to make sure we don’t blow it.’’

The Gills’ battle takes place on Saturday afternoon and win or lose, it is certainly more promising news for our local club.