Club sets City prices

ATHLETIC season ticket holders cannot use the voucher which gives free admission to one friendly when Manchester City roll into town on July 31.

Tickets for the eagerly-anticipated fixture are now on sale at Boundary Park — £15 for adults and £5 for under-16s and over-65s.

City supporters have been given the Rochdale Road stand.

Athletic chief executive Neil Joy said the call to prevent season ticket holders using their voucher for the City clash was not taken lightly.

He added: “That was a decision we made due to the additional policing costs involved because we are playing Manchester City. It is not a decision we would have made unless we had to.”





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