I guess that's an issue of volume? I'd imagine they get significantly more fans through the gates than CT or WTW?

I've got no stake in persuading you to attend or not Dave - if you've arrived at a point where you feel it's no longer value for money, there's not much that anyone can do, outside of the team going on a winning streak, that will persuade you otherwise.

You'll be back though

Book prices in Australia are nearly 4 times the price as over here for the same product. If you like to read then go read a book friday evening

I hope I am Bren lad, I'm not saying otherwise. BUT... when I'm ready to come back, will the club still exist???

Yeah there was about 20k in the stadium that night, playing Newcastle I believe.

But if Cas and Wakey charged £10, I'm sure we would fill the stadiums.

My dad for example has just retired, he was watching cas from about 1965-1990 (around the time I was born) ....he comes with me about 2/3 times a year now and the reason for that is cause it's not worth £21.

i mean, Christ, my first match was in 1999 and it was £11 for adults. I tink it's pretty much gone up a quid a year since and it's disgusting considering the club has been so frivelous with the fans money

When you decide to go to a Parra game Dave, book me four places on your mini bus!

Now that is some labour!

I can relate to that.

It's not just the gate price though either, the fuel needs to be taken into consideration too. If I was paying on the gate, then an average home game would cost about £35 (ticket, fuel, burger and a pint) and as the cost of living's going up all the time it needs to be justifiable, I need to know it was worth giving up £35 and missing four and a half hours with my little girl!

At this moment in time i'm thinking i'll not get a season ticket next year and i'll just pick a few games here and there instead.

plus I play cricket on Saturday's and like a game of snooker too, which is a tenner and more entertaining than Cas ATM

I've said this before, but I happily avoid the additional expense that some people seem to view as compulsory - I take my flask and a bag of crisps for half time and if the Mrs has been busy in the kitchen, I may even get a muffin.

As for the time away from family - I view the expense of going to a game as a perfectly acceptable cost of getting away from them for an afternoon; I guess my kids are a bit older than yours though, so the novelty has well and truly worn off!

I have to say, a lot of my mates have said "yeah I wouldn't mind making one in with you at the rugby" ....it's amazing how many 'plans' they have though once I tell them a twenty won't be enough

Too true

Mine are older but i still can't get shut and thats why its expensive for me.

Dave, a couple of my family members who have never been to BV before asked me about coming to a game this season, untill i told them the price and i've not seen them since.

While i don't think its over priced myself they won't be bothering sadly.

maybe to you it isn't, but to people trying to get interested in the game it's outrageously expensive.

cause that's the idea of the RFl, right?

Thats my point Dave.

yeah exactly.

but I've started wondering what my money is actually going to