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Vanarama praised for helping out Grimsby and Solihull as National League get criticised
Sponsors Vanarama have been praised for helping out Grimsby and Solihull as the National League continue to get criticised.
They pledge to give £20,000 to both the playoff finalists, after the backlash to the pricing of tickets for the showpiece at the London Stadium.
This comes after they had raised the same amount through a Mariners Trust fundraiser which will pay for around 1,000 concessions tickets for families unable to afford tickets on their own.
Vanarama praised for helping out Grimsby and Solihull as National League get slandered
Adult tickets for the game were priced at a minimum of £40 and concessions at £20, with no additional offers for child or OAP fans. This was more expensive that costs for tickets at this year’s Championship playoff final, yet the National League said ticket’s for their final was less that what they’ve issued in previous seasons.
@taylorkev1969: Are you reading this @TheVanaramaNL even the sponsors understand the problems you’ve caused
Vanarama will match the money raised by the trust, as well as donating to Grimsby’s opponents Solihull to help cover ticket, travel and accommodation costs to ensure all fans wanting to go can attend the final.
They wrote: “We completely understand the fans’ frustration with ticket pricing for the National League Promotion Final. We are in contact with both clubs to see how we can help.
“As title sponsor it’s our intention always to have a positive impact on the league, its clubs and the fans. We are in constant contact with the league but unfortunately have no say over venue and pricing.
“We’ve donated £20,000 each to @officialgtfc (via @MarinersTrust) & @SolihullMoors to help with their fans’ travel and to bring down costs for kids tickets. We’re speaking to the league about doing more to listen to and understand the fans to avoid this happening again.”
In response to this, The Mariners Trust released a statement: “48 hours ago, when a number of fans had messaged us asking how they could help get more fans to London after seeing ticket prices, little did we know that the final total received would be £23,899.29!
“While we’ve been collating and contacting fans you may have seen the Vanarama tweet confirming that they were talking with Clubs on how they could help. In our case, they have committed £20,000 to the Trust to cover all of the extra costs for fans in this scenario, with any remaining monies moving across to the pot above.
“We would like to give a huge amount of thanks to Vanarama for this gesture – it certainly means that we can help more fans. We ask for you to bear with us on this as workload priority will be given to fans without any tickets.”
On Tuesday, Grimsby announced they had sold over 11,500 tickets for the game; the latest announced figure from Solihull claims they have sold 4,300. These figures will no doubt be significantly boosted by Vanarama’s pledge.
Jeff Stelling also tweeted his thoughts: “40 quid plus for National League play off final tickets- 20 for kids. Don’t we want people to support their local teams? They already have to pay for travel from Solihull and Grimsby to East London. These fans are the bedrock of football and yet treated shamefully.”
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They pledge to give £20,000 to both the playoff finalists, after the backlash to the pricing of tickets for the showpiece at the London Stadium.
This comes after they had raised the same amount through a Mariners Trust fundraiser which will pay for around 1,000 concessions tickets for families unable to afford tickets on their own.
Vanarama praised for helping out Grimsby and Solihull as National League get slandered
Adult tickets for the game were priced at a minimum of £40 and concessions at £20, with no additional offers for child or OAP fans. This was more expensive that costs for tickets at this year’s Championship playoff final, yet the National League said ticket’s for their final was less that what they’ve issued in previous seasons.
@taylorkev1969: Are you reading this @TheVanaramaNL even the sponsors understand the problems you’ve caused
Vanarama will match the money raised by the trust, as well as donating to Grimsby’s opponents Solihull to help cover ticket, travel and accommodation costs to ensure all fans wanting to go can attend the final.
They wrote: “We completely understand the fans’ frustration with ticket pricing for the National League Promotion Final. We are in contact with both clubs to see how we can help.
“As title sponsor it’s our intention always to have a positive impact on the league, its clubs and the fans. We are in constant contact with the league but unfortunately have no say over venue and pricing.
“We’ve donated £20,000 each to @officialgtfc (via @MarinersTrust) & @SolihullMoors to help with their fans’ travel and to bring down costs for kids tickets. We’re speaking to the league about doing more to listen to and understand the fans to avoid this happening again.”
In response to this, The Mariners Trust released a statement: “48 hours ago, when a number of fans had messaged us asking how they could help get more fans to London after seeing ticket prices, little did we know that the final total received would be £23,899.29!
“While we’ve been collating and contacting fans you may have seen the Vanarama tweet confirming that they were talking with Clubs on how they could help. In our case, they have committed £20,000 to the Trust to cover all of the extra costs for fans in this scenario, with any remaining monies moving across to the pot above.
“We would like to give a huge amount of thanks to Vanarama for this gesture – it certainly means that we can help more fans. We ask for you to bear with us on this as workload priority will be given to fans without any tickets.”
On Tuesday, Grimsby announced they had sold over 11,500 tickets for the game; the latest announced figure from Solihull claims they have sold 4,300. These figures will no doubt be significantly boosted by Vanarama’s pledge.
Jeff Stelling also tweeted his thoughts: “40 quid plus for National League play off final tickets- 20 for kids. Don’t we want people to support their local teams? They already have to pay for travel from Solihull and Grimsby to East London. These fans are the bedrock of football and yet treated shamefully.”
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