TICKETS are set to go on sale for Wanderers’ trip to Leyton Orient later this month – with prices causing consternation among some supporters.

An allocation of 1,208 seated tickets have been granted for the game at the Gaughan Group Stadium on January 20 and will be available to season ticket holders as of 10am on Thursday, January 4.

Upset has been voiced by some fans, however, that the adult price for a ticket - £29 – is considerably above that charged by Wanderers when the two sides met on December 23.

That fixture was a designated Family Day where prices were dropped to £10 for adults and £5 for concessions, which resulted in a bumper gate of 21,482.

Bolton won the match 3-2 after scoring three early goals through Josh Dacres-Cogley, Dion Charles and George Thomason but Ian Evatt’s side were dealt a shock in the second half as the O’s got themselves back into the contest through Shaq Forde and Theo Archibald, and nearly equalised with the last kick of the game, via ex-Wanderers skipper Darren Pratley.

The disparity in prices has caused a debate online, with some claiming Leyton Orient were wrong to revert to full prices, having been given discounted tickets for their visit to the Toughsheet Stadium only weeks earlier.

Wanderers’ regular matchday ticket prices were increased this season after a lengthy consultation with the Supporters’ Trust.

Though considerable efforts have been made to keep season ticket prices low, resulting in the highest uptake in 15 years with around 16,000 confirmed by chief executive Neil Hart earlier this week, buying individual tickets outside of the discounted matchdays is more expensive.

Games are graded from A to C with adult individual ticket prices now ranging between £26 and £34, Over-65s/Under-21s from £21 to £29, Under-18s from £14 to £19 and Under-12s still £12 in all areas of the ground.

Family tickets in the North Stand Upper range from £38 to £42 for one adult and one Under-18, and £76 to £84 for two adults and two Under-18s.

Wanderers’ CEO said at the time of the increase: “We have not put anything north since I have been in charge, I’m not sure any prices have gone up, I’ve been reducing them.

“We felt that the season tickets have gone so well, 15,300 of them sold so far, that we could nudge matchday prices a few quid to put them in line with the top four or five clubs in the division. I think that is fair.”