Could it become even harder for Peterborough United fans to secure a ticket for the Cambridgeshire Derby?
Fewer away tickets will be sold at Cambridge next season as the club thinks it can find enough home fans to fill the seats.
It is set to become even harder for Posh fans to secure a ticket to the Cambridgeshire Derby away from home next season.
That is because Cambridge have announced a change to their away allocations.
The club has chosen to make the previous away end, the South Stand, available to home supporters for the 2024/25 season.
Visiting fans will be moved away from the stand that has a capacity of 1500 into the South Habbin Stand, which has a capacity of 1000.
In order to comply with EFL regulations, the club will have to install 100 covered seats, which is expected to reduce the capacity of the stand slightly.
Last season, 1,474 Posh fans packed into the ground to see Posh claim a 1-0 win thanks to an Ephron Mason-Clark effort in February.
The club has made the decision based on the fact they say that the average attendance at The Abbey has increased 57% since the club was promoted to League One three seasons ago. Occupancy of the home areas is claimed to be 90%.
A statement said: “The club recognises that to increase the supporter base further, it needs to create additional seating and improve the levels of matchday experience available to home supporters and therefore, it has taken the strategic decision to make the Mead South Stand the designated home family stand from the 2024/25 season.
As a result of this decision, away supporters will be allocated the Intelligent Membranes South Habbin Stand, with 100 covered seats to be installed in the summer to meet EFL regulations."
The Abbey has a capacity of just 8,127.