[St Charles Owl]

I, personally, am not walking away from the club or making a splash on social media.

On a monthly basis, after bills, shopping and other commitments, I have round about £600 'play' money. It's quite difficult to convince the wife that we should blow a quarter of that by going to a football match.

3 x adult = £90 (daughter is 17 now)
1 x concession = £20 ???
2 gallons of diesel = £10

+ programs, pies, drinks = at least another £30

I don't begrudge those who do have the disposable income to be able to attend on a regular basis but I do get pissed off when they can't seem to grasp that not everyone has the same income as them and start berating people without actually knowing their circumstances.

The minimum wage has just been raised to £7.20. That means that for a lot of Wednesdayites one ticket is approximately six hours work after tax.

EDIT:

Sorry, the minimum wage is £6.70   Which makes it almost a full days pay for a ticket. The £7.20 is what is a 'so called' recommended living wage 

Thing is it's not just football though is it?  All "entertainment" has dramatically gone up in price, such as a trip to the movies or a concert etc.  Unfortunately football is now a luxury that most working class families need to either budget for, or make a bigger priority, or its one they have to give up.  Doesn't mean you won't get to a game but it will just be less frequent.

When you read other forums it seems most of those who complain about the pricing don't go to games anyway.  Last season the football was dreadful admittedly but when the 10 quid offers were on it made little difference to the attendance, it simply didn't work!!  25 quid for the Arsenal game is about right for me and so far this season apart from the Brizzle game most of the games have been at prices that were only a few quid more than last season.  It also bugs me when the highest price is always the one quoted when it's a decent amount cheaper on the Kop, so why don't they sit on the Kop and get in an extra game with the money that they save??