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Walsall release 1,000 more tickets for Wembley

Walsall FC have released an additional batch of 1,000 tickets for the club's first trip to Wembley later this month.

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The tickets available to fans will cost £28 and go on sale today. (Thursday 16 March)

A total of 29,000 tickets have now been sanpped up for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final with Bristol City which takes place on March 22.

Manager Dean Smith told fans: "The support that we have been getting here has been fantastic.

"It feels like the whole of the Midlands has got behind us and for the ticket sales to hit 29,000 – that has exceeded our expectations."

The increased demand for tickets means the total amount of official coaches has reached 46 and supporters have been allocated tickets for specific coaches which will be numbered accordingly.

Fans are asked to arrive at the ground on foot at 9am for the departure at 9.30am and will leave Wembley Stadium no later than one hour after the final whistle.

Tickets for the final will be available from The Banks's Stadium ticket office, which is open Monday to Saturday from 9am and can also be purchased by telephone on 01922 651 414/416 or online via eticketing.co.uk/walsallfc/default.aspx

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