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Average wages. You know for real people. I'm honestly confused as to whether you're on the wind up again, after actually posting some half-decent stuff. If the debate was about how Ferraris have outstripped PL footballer's wages, then you'd have a point. In 1998 you were watching top level...

I've got one of them too. That price just seems unreal by todays standards - it almost feels as though we should have been watching the game in black and white. ;)

Terrific for PL footballers. It helps us how?

You can check the calculations yourself, I've provided the link. Or you can work it out in Excel if you've got the time or the ability - the historical data is all out there. Feel free to correct it if you think either me or the Guardian have got it wrong. If the question is, "Is football...

I'm ahead of you Wingy (for the first time ever!). If you take average salaries from here... http://www.measuringworth.com/datasets/ukearncpi/result2.php And the relative cost of tickets, then (I think) compared to the average wage it was about 1.5% in 1976, and 2.3% in 2014 (assuming a...

Good for you, me and about 27,000 others too. Maybe if prices were lower, there would be more Yeovil stubs floating around next week. (These aren't, btw, my stubs. I was trying to find some historical data about our ticket prices, and I ended up trawling ebay. I wish I'd have kept mine now...

I've been doing a little digging regarding the relative price of watching the game. A 1979 ticket v Man U, £1.80. Had prices gone up in line with inflation, then for the 1976 ticket we'd now be paying £13.20 for that ticket. If anyone has other figures they want to plumb into the...

Back in the old days, I'm sure I remember a quiz in one of the fanzines. Q: The capacity of HR is 22,000. Last week, for the visit of Aston Villa, there were only a handful of seats seemingly available around the ground. What was the published attendance? (a) 21,500 (b) 20,660 (c) 18,000...

In that case, why not give an even bigger discount for buying say a month in advance, rather than a week. Puts the ticket office under less stress. The truth is that it's partly about being able to manage large crowds (hardly an issue at the moment), and partly about making a few quid out of...

We don't come back from Northampton every week and charge £10 a ticket. Again, do we want to grumble about how many people aren't going this week compared to last week, or do we want the club to figure out why so many of them aren't going and try to improve it? It's an attitude I really don't...

Again, I still think there's a bit of reverse logic going on here. If want we want is more fans attending at the Ricoh, then we shouldn't be blaming them for turning up against Gillingham but not at Yeovil - we should be thinking about what we (as a club) need to do to encourage more of them...

Since when was there a law against ridiculing pseudo-intellectual business speak? It exists, you know it does. That site you mention had at least one interesting link though - the importance of listening to your customers...

I wouldn't worry - I've got three kids. If everyone elses are like mine, you couldn't pay me to take all three of them to the game on my own. There would be tears, tantrums, constant trips to the toilet, and endless begging for pop and crisps. And that's just me, imagine what the kids would...

No ridicule needed, I'm not sure I'd agree with every bit of it, but overall a really interesting analysis. Thank you.

I'm pretty sure that was Nick, btw. Sit down, would ya! ;)

Each to their own mate, as long as they ain't bothering anybody I'd say. Better they were down in the bar than standing up in front of me dicking around with a beach ball whilst I was trying to watch the match. ;)

Fair enough, I can see where you are coming from. I think I'd differ in that if prices were significantly less, we'd see a fair chunk more people at the ground, but I'd entirely accept it's about more than just the price. It's not about affordability for many, it's about value, and I think...

Surely your chauffeur doesn't begrudge working the occasional Saturday. Can't get the staff, eh. ;)

I lose track myself mate - not been out down that way for a few months myself. Possibly longer. It had reopened (after being closed for a while) when I was down there last, but it could well be closed again. The big breweries seem to have made running a pub a difficult business! I did my bit...

When I've got enough to buy the club I'm going to put the Ricoh on wheels and move it to the bottom of Craven St. That'll liven the crowd up. ;)