Up to 4,000 could attend potential play-off tie

Continued from back page Mitchell added that numbers in attendance for any forthcoming Fratton

Park semi-final would depend on government guidance.

Only those fans who signed up for a flexi-season ticket would be eligible, with a ballot system used rather than groups being allocated the fixture.

Meanwhile, no away fans would be allowed in, ensuring only Pompey supporters would be watching the action live and in person.

‘We’re looking at around 2,000-4,000 capacity depending on the government guidelines at the time,’ Mitchell added.

‘When we used flexi-season ticket groups, we saw only around 65 per cent take-up from each allocated group.

‘That led to a fastest-fingerfirst situation when the leftover tickets went on sale.

‘We’re looking at potentially using a ballot system, open only to flexiseason ticket holders, which could be more fair.’

The subject of season tickets for next season was also raised at the conference, which was also attended by head coach Danny Cowley, assistant head coach Nicky Cowley, director Eric Eisner, chief executive Mark Catlin and chief operating officer Tony Brown.

It was confirmed that flexiseason tickets would likely be introduced again, with uncertainty remaining over fan numbers moving forward.

Meanwhile, talks were continuing over the extension of the use of the iFollow service for 3pm games on a Saturday while capacities remained reduced.

Mitchell said: ‘We’ve started discussions on this (season tickets). We’re leaning towards flexi-season tickets again.

‘Even the European Championships (which will run from June 11 to July 11) appear to be looking at 50 per cent capacity.

‘Flexi-season tickets would help us ensure fans not yet comfortable coming back could still retain their season ticket seat for future use as well.’

She added: ‘There are discussions about extending the suspension of the Saturday 3pm ‘blackout’, which would allow us to continue broadcasting every game via iFollow while capacity is reduced.

‘We are getting around

4,000 iFollow viewers per match at the moment which is a fantastic number and one of the highest in the league.’

First-leg League One playoff semi-finals will be held on May 18-19, with second-leg games taking place on May 21-22.

The final will be played at Wembley on Sunday, May 30.