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We’re sure you’re aware that the cost of football is rising; we’ve been banging on about it for some time, after all. Rather than talking in generics, though, it’s sometimes helpful to have a look at some cold, hard figues. The excellent Newcastle United blog nufc.com has done just that and points out that fans who travelled to every away game this season will have forked out an average of £40 a match for their 19 Premier League tickets – a rise of 10% in just one year.

The Twenty’s Plenty petition is going great guns with almost 5,000 fans signed up – add your name today if you haven’t already done so. Why not help spread the word via Facebook, Twitter and whatever other social media the cool kids use?

Football Supporters’ Federation affiliates Spirit of Shankly, the Liverpool supporters’ union, are to hold a meeting in Liverpool (Thursday 9th May) and London (Thursday 16th May) as part of their ‘Football Without Fans is Nothing’ campaign on affordable ticket prices.

Arsenal have announced a new £10 “teenagers only” section for next season. The club will release 800-1,000 of these seats in their bid to attract a new generation of fans, reports the Evening Standard.

The Football Supporters’ Federation’s Twenty’s Plenty petition launched last week and, while we want every last fan out there to sign it, we know some of you would like to go the extra mile too.

Today sees the launch of our Twenty’s Plenty petition, which is aimed at demonstrating the strength of feeling surrounding the spiralling cost of watching football. The Twenty’s Plenty for Away Tickets petition calls on clubs at all levels of the game to recognise and reward the dedication and contribution of travelling fans by agreeing an across-the-board maximum price of £20 for an away ticket (£15 for concessions).

Liverpool fans’ group Spirit of Shankly have branded season ticket price rises at Anfield an “insult” and accused the club of “pricing out many of those that kept the club on its feet during its darkest days”.

If you’ve not heard about our Twenty’s Plenty campaign aimed at reducing the cost of away tickets, where have you been? The campaign calls upon football clubs at all levels of the game to recognise and reward the amazing contribution of away fans by getting together to agree an across the board price cap on away match tickets of £20 (£15 for concessions).

Fans from across London came together last night (31st January 2013) to discuss the FSF’s Score Campaign: Twenty’s Plenty for Away Tickets. The idea behind the Score Campaign is simple – we want clubs throughout England and Wales to agree to charge no more than £20 for away match tickets (£15 concessions).

Ahead of tonight’s meeting (central London, 7pm) it won’t have shocked many people to see banners condemning high ticket prices at last night’s Arsenal-Liverpool fixture. One asked “£62 A TICKET – A WORKING CLASS SPORT??” while another proclaimed “FOOTBALL WITHOUT FANS IS NOTHING”. However, while not a massive surprise, it was a really encouraging sight.

Last night fans from clubs across the north west came together in Manchester at the first of the FSF’s Score Campaign events, to discuss ideas on how to make football more affordable for the travelling fan. More than a dozen clubs were represented in the almost 100 attendance, including representatives from FSF affiliates Spirit of Shankly, Manchester United Supporters Trust, the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association and the Leeds United Supporters Trust among others.

The Football Supporters’ Federation launched the Score Campaign: Twenty’s Plenty for Away Tickets in central Manchester on Thursday 24th January. This was the first in a series of nationwide meetings to be announced, including one in London on Thursday 31st January. The events are free and open to fans of ALL clubs – we want to see you there.

The average cost of the cheapest adult ticket in the top four divisions of English football has risen by 11.5% in the past 12 months – almost four times the rate of inflation. The BBC Sport study shows that the average price of the cheapest matchday ticket in English league football has gone from £19.01 to £21.19.

FA Cup final day is almost upon us and the clamour for tickets is unsurprisingly huge from both Chelsea and Liverpool fans. While demand for such events will almost always outstrip supply, many fans feel that the distribution of Cup final tickets is unfair.

Many fans assume that they will be refunded for an abandoned match or given free entry to the rearranged fixture but that is not always the case – so well done AFC Telford United for bucking that trend and offering free admission to all after being forced to abandon their home game against Tamworth.

UEFA president Michel Platini has admitted the pricing structure for the 2011 Champions League final was “a mistake”. European football’s governing body has dropped prices for the 2012 final after meeting with Football Supporters Europe (FSE), the body which represents fans across the continent. The Football Supporters’ Federation is an affiliated member of FSE.

The “local promotions” rule will be familiar to many away fans of Football League clubs who feel their loyalty is often exploited. On four occasions per season clubs are allowed to charge away fans more than home fans and this week it’s the turn of Hereford United fans to lose out.

Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers have announced reduced ticket prices for this Saturday’s South Yorkshire derby at Oakwell. A reciprocal agreement will also see both sets of fans benefit in the return fixture to take place at the Keepmoat Stadium in six weeks time on January 2nd 2012.

On Tuesday Stamford Bridge saw its lowest gate since 2007 for a Champions League fixture as fans voted with their feet following a 33 per cent ticket rise. The Blues’ 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen was watched by 33,820 fans, with the away club subsidising their own supporters’ tickets after finding out how much the home side planned to charge.

Hundreds of Huddersfield Town fans look likely to boycott their side’s derby at Sheffield United in protest at the cost of their match ticket. The Terriers are due to visit Bramall Lane on Tuesday 13th September 2011 for the Npower League One clash but might find themselves playing in front of an emptier away end than expected.