Can't remember which player it was but in one of the past seasons, Cov certainly sold a load of season tickets on the promise that Player A was staying, then a week after the majority had been sold, they announced they'd sold him. I remember the club having to give refunds to fans who bought shirts with the players name on. Tell us the game is on generates interest and more season tickets. Saying one of our key players (Bayliss, McNulty, Biamou or whoever) is sure going to be a season ticket sales killer.
Or it could just simply be a preseason friendly so Lampard can see his new charges against a reasonable team who played good football at Wembley