The Teesiders who were defetaed int he Championship playoff final last season were given an initial allocation of just over 3,000 tickets. A request was then made for a further amount and north End have allowed over 5,000 tickets for the travelling suport.
The match is to be shown live on Sky television at lunchtime on Sunday 9 August 2015. It is now likely to be Pretson's biggest league attendance for several years.