Everyone knows that away fans often get a raw deal. Our headline may read like ‘Pope is a Catholic shock.’ Fans in the away end or its equivalent (sometimes a corner) get the worst position in the ground, in older grounds often with obstructed leg room and obscured views. Catering and toilet facilities are often inadequate and stewards can be less than welcoming.
Everyone knows that away fans often get a raw deal. Our headline may read like ‘Pope is a Catholic shock.’ Fans in the away end or its equivalent (sometimes a corner) get the worst position in the ground, in older grounds often with obstructed leg room and obscured views. Catering and toilet facilities are often inadequate and stewards can be less than welcoming.
However, it is another thing altogether to overcharge away fans in breach of Football League rules. It seems that this may have happened at Sheffield Wednesday after the benefits of a concessionary ticket scheme introduced mid-season were not passed on to away fans as they should have been. Fans from a number of clubs may now be entitled to some of their money back, albeit not a great sum. But there is possibly a more general problem here which needs to be addressed.