Peterborough United fans could watch the fourth round Carabao Cup tie at Bradford City on the cheap
Bradford City are considering cheap ticket prices for their home fourth round Carabao Cup tie with Peterborough United next month.
The League One rivals were frustrated to be drawn against each other when there 13 Premier League clubs also in the last-16 draw.
But City ave attracted bumper gates by reducing their prices for cup ties this season. They attracted a crowd of just under 20,000 when reducing admission prices for advance tickets to a fiver for the visit of Championship side Burnley in the Carabao Cup second round.
Disappointment at an all League One clash should be tempered by the chance to reach the last eight of the competition and City are keen for the Mbanq Valley Parade stadium to be ‘bouncing.’
Prices will have be agreed with Posh and with the EFL.
But City CEO Ryan Sparkes told the Bradford Telegraph & Argus: “We all saw what the power of football can look like if it’s priced at the right point and people come out and get behind their team.
"It’s early days to comment on what we can and can’t do for the Peterborough game. Conversations will need to be had with Peterborough and the EFL.
“But the way we do things is perhaps different to other clubs and we’re proud of that. We will be looking to get the place bouncing one way or another.
“The initial rounds of this tournament, in my view, are not there to cash cheques. You’re there to advance. You have to do everything in your power to help the team do that. That’s what we’ve done in terms of bums on seats at home games.
"We’ve made it to the fourth round so that view of doing everything you can to try and win the game becomes the priority over trying to squeeze an extra £20,000 or £30,000. If you are successful, you could get that tenfold.”
Unlike the FA Cup, or even the EFL Trophy, there is no prize money for progressing through the Carabao Cup rounds before the semi-finals. Teams instead earn a half-share of the gate.