THE FA VASE FINAL 2013: The more people we can get to Wembley the better, says Martin Larkin

Kent Hurlimann Football League club Tunbridge Wells have today confirmed that 8,420 tickets have been sold at their end of the national stadium for the showpiece final on 4 May.

Martin Larkin’s side bid to become only the second Kent side to go all the way and clinch the silverware and look to emulate Tommy Sampson’s Deal Town side of 2000 when THAT dramatic late goal by Roly Graham was enough to beat Chippenham Town in the last ever final to be played underneath the iconic Twin Towers.

The Kent Football Family enjoy a big-day out at Wembley Stadium and Larkin, 32, wants to a sea of Kentish well-wishers to turn out in force on Saturday week.

He said: “We’re going to have a massive, massive crowd there and that’s going to have a massive impact on the day.

“We’ve sold a lot more tickets than they have as well, so we’re going to use that and embrace it.

“The Kent football family is a big one. There’s a lot of clubs in Kent. It’s a shame the final is on the Ryman League Division One South play-off final day.

“The more people we can get the better because we want to come out of that tunnel and see an absolute field of red and turn left and see empty seats where their fans are.  If we can do that it will be a massive boost for the players.”

Spennymoor Town chairman Mr Groves told www.spennymoortownfc.co.uk that the long distance (700-mile round trip) will be a stumbling block for his fans and those from Northern League clubs.

He said: “We’d expect Tunbridge Wells to do well in terms of selling tickets, they’re a lot nearer (to Wembley) for a start and Spennymoor is a third the size of their town.

“There’s also the novelty factor. The Northern League has pretty much dominated the FA Vase Final for a few years now, so where Tunbridge Wells will be getting a lot of interest from football fans throughout Kent, a lot of neutral Northern League fans have already been there and got the T-shirt.