THE GROWING popularity of Stoke City's online booking service is playing a major part in the successful start to their Early Bird Season Ticket campaign.
The Potters have reported a significant increase in the number of supporters opting to use the scfcdirect.com service to book or renew their Season Tickets and this follows a trend which has been set by the purchase of match tickets for recent games.
Online booking makes it much easier for fans to secure their seat for the 2010/11 season when there is only a limited period for them to take advantage of the Early Bird offer of frozen prices for a second successive year before the March 24th deadline.
Indeed, supporters have been urged to book a week earlier than that deadline in order to be entered into a draw to win a dream trip to the World Cup Final.
Though there have been queues at the Britannia Stadium Ticket Office since the launch of the 'I want to be in that number' themed campaign at the start of the month, more and more fans are taking advantage of the chance to book or renew at scfcdirect.com.
"As part of our ongoing commitment to providing the most up-to-date and best service for our supporters, the development of the scfcdirect website for booking online has proved to be very successful," commented City's Chief Executive Tony Scholes.
"A feature of our fantastic FA Cup run was that we saw an increasing number of fans using the online facility to book tickets for the ties against Arsenal and Manchester City and this trend has continued with the excellent response to the Season Ticket campaign.
"This is certainly one of the reasons why sales are going so well at the moment and why we are currently ahead of our position at the same stage last year."
Booking online is the quick and easy way for supporters to secure their seat for next season, especially if they want to purchase or renew by next Wednesday, which is the initial deadline if they want to be included in the prize draw for the World Cup Final tickets.
This fabulous prize includes two tickets for the game in Johannesburg on Sunday 11th July and flights, transfers and accommodation for the trip of a lifetime.
*Further details about the Early Bird Season Ticket campaign and the World Cup Final offer are available by clicking below:
