Fleet's Wembley date guaranteed worldwide appeal
Published: 00:00, 08 May 2008
Updated: 15:53, 08 May 2008
Ebbsfleet United have gone global since MyFootballClub's takeover but their local fan base has been far from forgotten.
The majority of the support heading for Wembley will comprise of those from Kent and MyFootballClub pioneer Will Brooks knows just how vital county support will be.
He said: "Everyone I speak to at Stonebridge Road are conscious of the need to get more local people through the gates.
"We've had interest from people overseas on the website and sent tickets out to people in Canada, America, Sweden, Norway, France and Spain but the majority of tickets sold have been from the local population.
"We're taking the details of everyone who buys a ticket and asking them if they mind us contacting them in the future. Then, maybe after the final, we can try and get them to come along to Stonebridge Road to see the 23 league fixtures."
Read the full interview in a 12-page souvenir supplement, free with this week's Gravesend Messenger and Dartford Messenger.
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