Football fans who travel the length and breadth of the country have been fleeced for too long – their loyalty will never be in doubt but economic reality is starting to bite 🟢 danielstorey85
Take one upcoming example, QPR vs Cardiff City in the Championship on Wednesday 19 October. Tickets for travelling supporters are priced at £30 or £36, plus booking fee. The travel options are either a six-hour round trip that would cost roughly £50 in petrol or a place on the official supporters club coach for £22. Both would return to Cardiff somewhere between 1am and 2am and leave early enough to require a half-day holiday.
Energy bills increased first in October 2021 by 12 per cent, but the rise in wholesale prices – largely due to the war in Ukraine – led to a further increase of 54 per cent in April. That then rose further – by an eye-watering 80 per cent – at the start of this month. Inflation is at a 40-year-high and the recent mini-budget has caused a potential mortgage repayment crisis too. Government subsidies will barely touch the sides.
“Away days probably cost £30 for the ticket, minimum £30 in travel costs and food and drink might make it £100 a trip, which I just can’t risk at the moment. Petrol prices and train prices and availability don’t help. Other season ticket holders I go to away games with are more reluctant to go as well.”
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