By GTFC announce seat donating initiative following record season ticket sales
Grimsby Town Football club have announced a new seat ‘donation’ initiative after the Mariners sold nearly 6,000 season tickets ahead of the new League Two season.
Following a brilliant season in the National League, Town sold a record number of season tickets as fans looked forward to life back in League Two.
Now, the club has introduced a brand-new initiative over concerns with limited seating allocation on match days.
In a statement, the club said:
“After a record 5,831 season tickets were issued for this campaign, seating inside Blundell Park on a match day is limited.
“That’s why we are asking season ticket holders who can’t attend a game choose to donate their seat back to the Club for re-sale. This will help supporters who want to attend games find a seat, while also providing the Club with additional ticket revenue during the 2022/23 season.
“We are currently working on a rewards scheme for fans who donate their seat back on multiple occasions and will be able to update fans on this initiative soon.”
Tuesday night’s game against Carlisle United saw over 50 season ticket holders make use of the newly introduced ‘altruistic button’, which was introduced ahead of the midweek fixture.
“This new feature is a development on the ‘Season Ticket Buy-Back’ option which was trialled last season for the game against Stockport County when we experienced a home sell-out,” the club added.
“We hope that season ticket holders who can’t attend games will choose to use the ‘altruistic button’ so Blundell Park becomes even busier, and nosier, this season.”
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