TWO games for a fiver is the attractive draw to fans for York City's pre-season tournament.

The four-team tourney involving City, North Yorkshire rivals Scarborough, former Premier League battlers Barnsley and Scottish First Division side Airdrie is to be played at Bootham Crescent over the weekend of July 18-19.

Barnsley will open the event with a clash against Scarborough at 12.45pm on Saturday, followed straight after by City tackling Airdrie with a 3pm kick-off.

The semi-final losers will start proceedings on Sunday, again at 12.45pm, with the winners meeting at 3pm.

It will cost fans each day £5 for adults, £2 for children, which entitles admission to both games. Said club secretary Keith Usher: "It's two matches for a fiver. If fans only come for the second game it will still cost them £5."

There will be no terracing open for the tournament with City supporters housed in the main stand, family stand or enclosure. Visiting fans will be allocated seats in the popular stand only.

The same seating conditions and prices will apply to City's friendly against First Division Huddersfield Town, who are likely to include former City favourite Paul Barnes, on Monday, July 27.

Two days later Middlesbrough come to call at the Crescent for manager Alan Little's testimonial game and the prospect is that Boro will field any new summer recruits.

Besides the possibility of England World Cup discard Paul Gascoigne making his first appearance since being rejected by national coach Glenn Hoddle, reports have recently linked the Teesside outfit with Manchester United's former England defender Gary Pallister, subject of a £2 million bid, and current Italian full-back Moreno Torricelli.

If either sign they could be in for a Boro debut against City in the benefit game.

Admission prices for the clash are: ground - £5 adult (£2 children); popular stand - £6 (£3); main stand - £7 (£4); family stand - £8 covering one adult and one child. Tickets are now available for the main stand and family stand.

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