What shall I do today? It's Saturday,
cricket season though the 1st XI are away; do I want to
watch the reserves? The local footy team have a friendly-village
football or shall I go to First Division Barnsley to watch the
Yorkshire “friendly” derby against Championship Huddersfield
Town. Tykes v Terriers. My nearest decent “pyramid” side is
Penistone Church FC and their inclusion in the FA Cup preliminary
Rounds gets a mention in the Four Four Two magazine for September!
What else does 442 tell me?? Well, it warns me about how much my wallet will get stung if I venture to the Football League next week.
Research has shown that if I did catch
an equivalent Barnsley game at Oakwell, during the real season it would probably
cost me £28.15 for an adult ticket (though I might claim senior status!!), programme, pint and pie. A good
deal?
Chelsea's cheapest ticket is £41 and
nearly £50 overall and at Bristol Rovers you can get in for £9,
total cost £18.40.
Bournemouth has zipped up to £42 now
they are amongst the big boys, whereas a trip to Newcastle United,
yes still high flying, remarkably comes in at £15 for entry and
£24.55 overall. Is Mike subsidising his faithful fans? It's cheaper
than Exeter City.
Down among the cheaper clubs are
Sheffield Wednesday £19.30, over £7.50 cheaper than United, Derby
County at under £20, Blackburn Rovers £21, Wigan Athletic at £22.90
and Birmingham City £24.40.
Fancy a nasty carbonated beer? West Ham
will hammer you for £4.60 a pint and Brentford is the most expensive
outside the Premier League. It does have a pub on every corner though
so you can drown your sorrows as you walk round the outside.
Best deal on the programme is at
Huddersfield or Carlisle at £2 and the worst at Man Utd and City at
£4. Collectors' items no doubt?
I have been to Rochdale and yes they do
good pies, so do Accrington Stanley both at £2. They are very proud
of their franchise with local pie men.
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