Liverpool game tickets almost gone

ATHLETIC had only 70 tickets left as the ticket office opened this morning for the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Liverpool.

The tie is at Boundary Park on Sunday (4pm) and is to be shown live on ITV1. The club was expecting today to install the state-of-the-art dome to protect the surface against the cold.

The pitch had to be cleared of snow first.

But the game at Notts County tomorrow is in doubt.

Though Meadow Lane was used for the 1-1 home draw with Sheffield United on Saturday, heavy snowfall and temperatures below freezing have hit the area.