24 Apr 2008Preston predict high ticket sales

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Preston North End are hopeful that the redevelopment of one of their stands will lead to a surge in season ticket sales next season.

The Invincibles Pavilion is due to open ahead of the 2008/09 season and will increase Deepdale's capacity to 24,000.

General manager Ben Rhodes told the BBC that now Championship football has been secured for next season, he is confident that ticket sales will rise.

"We're hopeful that the new stand is an attractive proposition. I think a lot of people will want to experience the new facility," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"The decision was made at the end of February to see what football we would be playing next season. When you look at clubs that have put new stands up, they do seem to get an increase.

"Certainly we'll get some movement from other areas of the ground and it will be popular, but hopefully we'll get a lot of new people as well," added Rhodes.

As well as being the home ground of Preston, Deepdale houses England's National Football Museum.

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