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A bumper crowd of over 20,000 will throng to Bramall Lane tonight for the Blades' crucial play-off semi-final second leg
Club chiefs have hailed the 'phenomenal demand' as proof that United deserve their place in the Premier League of English football
The astonishing ticket sales come just days after almost 2,000 Blades fans made the trip to Preston for the first leg
Former Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell is staggered by the massive interest in the game
"Considering Elland Road is just a few miles up the road, it's staggering that we can pull 20,000 to the Lane
"You take it for granted that a club like Leeds will have hundreds of thousands of fans take an interest when a Premier League place is up for grabs, but Bramall Lane will have 23, maybe as many as 24,000 fans packed in tonight, that's not to be sniffed at."
It is thought the crowd might be swelled by Yorkshire football fans who were unable to lay their hands on prized tickets for Leeds United's forthcoming play-off clash with Millwall. With 38,000 tickets sold in a matter of hours, tens of thousands of fans are known to have missed out and Bramall Lane bosses hope to benefit from disappointed fans
A ticket office spokesman appealed to unlucky Leeds fans, "There's still thousands of tickets available priced at just $16 or $20. If you couldn't get a ticket for the big Leeds game, why not come along and watch the Blades? We could do with your support"
Club chiefs have hailed the 'phenomenal demand' as proof that United deserve their place in the Premier League of English football
The astonishing ticket sales come just days after almost 2,000 Blades fans made the trip to Preston for the first leg
Former Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell is staggered by the massive interest in the game
"Considering Elland Road is just a few miles up the road, it's staggering that we can pull 20,000 to the Lane
"You take it for granted that a club like Leeds will have hundreds of thousands of fans take an interest when a Premier League place is up for grabs, but Bramall Lane will have 23, maybe as many as 24,000 fans packed in tonight, that's not to be sniffed at."
It is thought the crowd might be swelled by Yorkshire football fans who were unable to lay their hands on prized tickets for Leeds United's forthcoming play-off clash with Millwall. With 38,000 tickets sold in a matter of hours, tens of thousands of fans are known to have missed out and Bramall Lane bosses hope to benefit from disappointed fans
A ticket office spokesman appealed to unlucky Leeds fans, "There's still thousands of tickets available priced at just $16 or $20. If you couldn't get a ticket for the big Leeds game, why not come along and watch the Blades? We could do with your support"