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Leeds United have announced the end on online sales of tickets for the home leg of the League One play-offs becasue the demand is so great it has taken down the webservers of their ticketing partner Software4Sport again. The same problem occurred yesterday.

“Demand like this has never been experienced by them before, including their clients Liverpool, Newcastle and Rangers,” said a club spokesman on the official website.

“Improvements are being made. However, in an attempt to reduce the fustration of our fans this service will be withdrawn.”

You can still buy tickets at the ticket office counters or by calling 0871 334 199

Carlisle United, and former Nottingham Forest, striker Scott Dobie is quoted in the local News and Star as saying,

“If we dwell on our recent results we’re going to get left behind and a big opportunity will have passed us by.

“I’ve heard the play-offs are the best way to go up, but I can also imagine it being pretty bitter if you get to the final and you don’t go up.

“Leeds will be favourites, but it’s been like that all season. When you watch the league reviews on TV, it’s all been Leeds and Forest. Carlisle hardly got a mention, even when we were second for weeks on end.

“That’s just the way it is. All we can do is show what we can do on the day and give ourselves the best opportunity.”

Leyton Orient manager Martin Ling has predicted a Leeds United v Southend United play-off final:

“Leeds are the team entering the League One play-offs in the best form and they are my tip to join Swansea and Nottingham Forest in the Championship next season.

“Stick their 15 points back on and Gary McAllister’s side would be 11 points superior to Doncaster and Carlisle, who will be smarting after they way their seasons ended. In fact, I’d take Southend to beat Donny in the other semi final.

“I just feel that Leeds and Southend will be in better heart than the other two sides and the semi finals come around very quickly.”

Members and Season Ticket holders’ priority booking period for tickets for the Carlisle United play-off semi-final ends at 17:00hrs, Tuesday May 6th and then any remaining tickets will go on general sale, where they will be limited to just four per applicant. The general sale begins sale at 09:00hrs, Wednesday 7th May.

This is a Category B game (unfortunately, our application for category C status was rejected by Mawhinney’s Football League and the other play-off clubs - see our story and the hilarious comments from indignant fans from the other clubs after we called them money-grubbing hypocrites) and so ticket prices are as follows:

Prices: Adults/Senior Citizen/Juvenile.
North Stands £20/£13/£10
South Stand £20/£13/£10
West Stand £28/£28#/£28*
East Central Lower £28/£28#/£28*
East Upper £20/£13/£10
# £21 for Senior Citizen Season Ticket holders
* £18 for Juvenile Season Ticket holders