Extended hours to get tickets

THE TICKET office in Lansdowne Road, Chadderton, will be open until late tonight, Thursday and Friday for fans buying National League Two Grand Final tickets.

The opening hours are now between 9am and 7pm, up to and including Friday. All tickets are on open sale immediately, for both seated and standing.

The Roughyeds have already completely sold out their allocation of £20 tickets for the centre section of the North Stand at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, and the RFL have told them they can't get more.

Prices for remaining seat tickets are adults £16, concessions £8, with standing prices at £15 and £8. Concessionary prices apply to students under 18 in full-time education, but they must produce a valid students' identification card.

On the day, the Conference final between Bramley Buffaloes and Crusaders Colts starts at 11.00am, with the Oldham-Doncaster final at 1.30pm and the Salford-Celtic Crusaders final at 4.00pm.




THERE are two separate sets of travel arrangements for fans wishing to travel with the club this Sunday.



All transport leaves the Black Horse on Ripponden Road at 11am and the old Social Club at 11.15am, but when booking, supporters must stipulate whether they wish to return to Oldham after the game or stay on to watch the National League One final as well.

Transport returning early leaves Warrington at 3.30pm and the later transport departs at 6pm. Movement between buses is strictly not allowed.

To book, contact the club offices on (0161) 628 3677. The cost is £8 per person.




THERE are no pass outs for these finals and movement of fans from one stand to another is prohibited.



Bars are open on the ground but close 30 minutes before the conclusion of the NL1 final and won't re-open, and alcoholic drinks are allowed to be taken into the seats and onto the terracing.

No alcohol can be brought into the stadium and drinking on the streets around the ground is forbidden.

Traffic congestion is expected so fans are advised to arrive early. There are numerous car parks within walking distance, but parking on the nearby Tesco car park is not allowed.




THE MAN in the middle for Sunday’s game is Barnsley referee Ronnie Laughton, voted in last night as the National League referee of the year.



Ben Thaler, who has taken charge of Oldham’s last two play-off matches, is to referee the NL1 final.