JOHN Coleman has urged Accrington Stanley fans to take ‘the journey’ with his promotion-seeking side as he backed plans to reduce ticket prices.

New majority shareholder Andy Holt has slashed admission prices from January 1, with adults now paying £15 instead of £20, under-12s getting in free with an adult and cheaper prices for concessions.

It is all part of a plan to get more fans through the gates at the Wham Stadium, a crusade led by Coleman in his time at the club.

While his free-scoring side are providing plenty of entertainment this season, climbing to fourth in League Two, attendances have remained low.

“Andy’s right in what he’s doing, he’s taking away the excuses,” Coleman said of plans to reduce prices.

“The best way of getting people through the gate is to win games. We’ve done that and we’re still not getting them through the gate. So we’ve got to win more games by bigger margins and hopefully they will come.”

Coleman insists the people of Accrington are missing out by not flocking to the stadium.

Stanley are seeking a fourth win on the spin when they host Newport County today and the Reds chief believes his side could be on for an achievement worth being a part of this season.

“We’re playing some fantastic football and there’s been some great games here,” he said. “There’s a lot of Accrington people who are missing out.

“They are missing out on what could be an historic season.

“If Accrington get promoted this year it would be one of the greatest achievements in British football. If you’re an Accrington fan and you don’t want to be part of that then so be it.

“You’re never going to get a better opportunity.

“It’s always more fulfilling and rewarding if you’re at the start of a journey rather than jumping on halfway through.”

Coleman is determined to keep his players’ feet on the ground as they adapt to being in the promotion race after their flying start.

He has warned them that he will make changes to his side if he senses any of them are getting carried away with the Reds good form.

“You’ve got to keep the players grounded, and we’re fortunate they keep each other grounded as well,” he said.

“The minute you see it happening, and you smell it happening, you put things in place to stop them getting carried away.

“You might have to change the personnel but we’re not at that stage.

“We’ve got a good set of players here and we have to keep fostering the spirit we’ve got at the moment and keep the fuel on the fire and hopefully keep winning.”