Sorry to read that darren but endorse your view entirely.
Remember beating them 2-1 at Ewood on a Boxing Day. Think Eddie Gray was their manager. Officially there was 26k+ on, but it looked a lot more from where I was standing (remember that?). Granted the stadiums have been massively improved since then, and so has the players' remuneration, but I wonder what the cost equivalent today would be to watch the same match, between two decent sides pushing for promotion? I'd wager about £12 to stand and £15 to sit.
Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E Smith gives a real fan's perspective of how the game was stolen from ordinary fans through a combination of gentrification, (he singles out David Baddiel and Damon Albarn for scorn) and corporatism, which has led inexorably to unaffordable ticket prices.
You're right about eyepeeteevee Theno. Football will eat itself.
