Point 1. Expense. The QPR example is an extreme and so is the price rise. The 70% is not a pattern followed by a number of a Premiership clubs, rises yes but no more rises than what's occured at the likes of Accrington or Oxford. A lot of the prices are comparable to our own season tickets a division below. It's expensive however no doubt.
Point 2. Ambition. There's a little button in my brain which says I want to be the best at everything I do. There's also a little button which says I follow Leicester because they give me a sense of belonging and pride because it's my birthplace. I probably value the pride just above the ambition. It's still ranked high.
Point 3. Enjoyment as a fan. My most enjoyable moment this season watching us play was at the Walkers when facing Manchester City. There was no massive gap, it was high tempo and hugely enjoyable. The replay was similar if the class more apparent but I found both occasions highly enjoyable. Now in recent years Burnley have beat Manchester United, Hull seen off Arsenal, Wolves beat three of the big boys and Blackpool pushed a couple of sides to absolute thrillers.
Relegated teams haven't been like Derby for a couple of seasons now. I'd have probably enjoyed Wolves or Blackpool's season this year....the opportunity for a few days to wind up every Man United and Chelsea fan in sight most enjoyable. You use Wigan away on a wet Tuesday as example...well we've already Portsmouth on a Friday night this year and there's will be other examples in this year's fixture list. City fans will remember us more grinding out a win against a big boy more than a 5-0 pasting of Doncaster. I can say now if we played a top side and they beat us by three goals with pure brilliance, I find that more appeasing than Crystal Palace coming down here for a draw with ten men behind the ball.
Point 4. Awaydays. A massive part of a football season for a lot of folk who post on these forums. Days where you can have a laugh regardless of result. If we look at next season's line-up, we'd have 5 visits to London, 5 in Manchester or around Manchester, 2 in Liverpool, 3 in Brum or around Brum, 2 North East including Newcastle. Probably leaving Norwich and Stoke as dead undesireable. All these days would either be ideal for a good day out or a lot more easy to get whether driving or by train. All in all, more enjoyable for fans.
And the people who can't afford it away? Well, they can watch us on Saturday night on two channels as highlights (one broadcaster you can select extended highlights)...failing that it's a Sunday afternoon or admittely, a shitty Monday night (though we've had one of those this season). We are already doing as Murdoch commands playing on a Friday night and a Monday night this season plus a daft kick-off time on a Saturday afternoon. If anything the Premiership does mean the end of so many Tuesday fixtures...I'd say more Sundays are a better option than a Tuesday.
