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Grown men stating "Cortese's taken my club away, boohoo". Haven't people learnt anything from this:

Then they're not that loyal? Frankly if they don't want to support the club then fair enough, they should stay away. We're all ******ed off with Cortese for various things, but I'm not going to sit their sobbing into my ale about how Cortese's taken my club away. It seems that people have a problem with success, perhaps they only like supporting us when we're unsuccesful? Maybe that is it?

Just out of interest, what did you expect to happen to prices when we got promoted? Did you expect to see no rise? Did you still expect no rise when we spent £30m on players in the Summer?

That's something completely different though. That happened in Lowe's era as well. £40+ on a ticket, it's £35 plus booking fee for the biggest games?! No need to exagerate. If they're loyal fans they'd have no trouble whatsoever sitting in the Family Enclosure I think you'll agree.

God that's precious.

Well there you are, £100 a year is how much their football club is worth to them then (less than £10 a month - or 2.5 pints a month). I wouldn't call them loyal.

I am disputing the word 'loyal' and 'drifting away'. If they are loyal they won't drift away. The only reason would be a massive hike in prices, which we haven't seen. It seems a rather redundant point to make, that as a club becomes more successful some fans can't afford to go. But that HAS ALWAYS been the case.

Did they expect the prices to stay the same then? It must have been purely the price increase (which wasn't big in all reality) which meant they didn't renew then?

So stuck with the team through Wilde, Crouch, Lowe and admin, and they think that now is the worst ever time for the football club and are thinking of giving it all up?

It doesn't, but you're also assuming that all loyal fans can't afford to go. I don't think many loyal fans turned down season tickets this season because they can't afford them over last season.

Obviously not that good fans then if they're willing to give it all up, wouldn't you say?

But they are 'proper, loyal football fans'. This shouldn't affect them. It will marginalise those who aren't that bothered, but to say loyal football fans would be put off by this is an oxymoron as they obviously aren't that loyal. For football clubs it is about a happy medium. What can they get away with without marginalising those that aren't loyal. These fans are the issue, not the loyal fans.

Why will the 'proper, loyal football fans' drift away? Surely if they are proper and loyal they'll stick with the club throughout?

Stteeeeevvvvvvveeeeeeee...

What a save!

Bigger, Mirallas on. Dangerous and very quick.

Oh trousers, you're a card

Erm, what?

Really? Blimey

Shaw is so quick!

Just need to weather the early storm.

Sorry, but we look brilliant.

We're looking good!

Guly looking good...

Gaston going for goal direct from corner and very close!