England's expensive cost of watching football

Summarised from TeamTalk

The average price of the cheapest match-day ticket across the top four divisions is now £21.49, an increase of 13% from 2011. The cost of living increase for the same period is 6.8%.

The Premier League's massive new TV deal which is 70% greater than the previous deal was funded to buy players at an all-time record rather than relieve fans' aching wallets.

The most expensive match-day ticket will set you back £97 to watch Arsenal at home. A season ticket will set you back £2,013 also the most expensive.

Incredibly, Man City has the cheapest season ticket in the top flight at at £299 which is cheaper than:

• 15 Championship clubs
• 10 League One clubs
• 4 League Two clubs
• and even cheaper than Halifax in the Conference League!

Match-day tickets for Conference clubs Bristol Rovers, Lincoln and Alfreton are priced at £18, which is around the same price to watch Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga!!

The cheapest season ticket of the four divisions goes to Charlton Athletic at £150.

The cheapest match day tickets in the four divisions goes to Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday at £10.

I went to a Man United match at Old Trafford in 2001 and it cost me 25 pounds...

I went to a France versus Scotland rugby match at Stade de France in 2001 and it cost me 190 francs (face value of ticket was 125 francs)...after some haggling with a tout as the match was sold out...

I went to a Roma match at Stadio Olympico in 2001 and it cost me 40000 lira...

Times have changed and everything is more expensive as money has moved out of the hands of the majority and is excessively concentrated in the hands of a few...

I remember it was my chore to buy the bread daily and when I first did this task as a 5 year old, it cost about 7c for a 800g loaf of brown bread...it now costs R11,00 for a 700g loaf of brown bread...

Last year I paid £30 for a Scotland v Springbok ticket at Murrayfield. `This year for the same section of the ground its £70 for the All Blacks. I have settled for a £40 seat behind the goals high up so it will still be a goodish seat. The week before Scotland play Argentina and the prices are far cheaper. They still need to stick on the lights, pay the staff etc etc . I suppose that they want a full house for Argenetina. They will get a full house for the All Blacks even if they charge £100 a ticket.