Totally agree with the original post.
Would also add the fact that not only do you pay through the nose, you also get treated worse than fucking cattle.
Athens was the last match I went to. It will be the last I ever go to until things change. Certainly wouldnt go to Moscow under any circumstances, especially against Man U - recipe for total fucking disaster that.
I havent spent a single penny on footy since last May-no replica shirts, no tickets, no functions at the ground, nothing. That was a decision I took based on 2 main factors; The "facilities" in Athens, and the way the club treated the ticket allocation last year. Before that, me and my lad went to all the home games, some aways, and most Euro aways. Reckon I've saved the thick end of 7 grand so far this year, based on the games I'd been to by this stage last season.
By a happy coincidence, however, it also means that fuckface Hicks hasnt had a single red cent off me since.
I'll watch the game in the pub tonight, and I hope we win. But do I feel the same as I used to? No. Will it ruin me life if we get beat? No. Used to sulk for weeks over a bad result, but now it doesnt bother me for more than an hour or so.
Its partly due to now being a bit of an arl arse, but mainly the way that money has totally ruined footy for me. Bit of a shame, but the likes of Uefa/Parry/Hicks etc don't give a shite, so neither do I now......