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The Football Supporters’ Federation is always happy to give clubs a pat on the back for dropping prices and, with that in mind, we’d like to say well done Hartlepool United – the club’s new scheme could see fans paying as little as £100 for a season ticket. However, it’s the club’s promo video which has really captured the imagination. With an aesthetic that wouldn’t look out of place in a Vic & Bob sketch it looks like it cost about £100 as well. Check it out below.

The season is entering its home straight and clubs are beginning to think of ways to pull in the crowds for next season. Encourage a fan to come along with a cheap ticket deal in the in the sunny spring months of April and May and they might, just might, fork out for a season ticket for 2011-12.

Peterborough United have come up with a unique season ticket offer for some of their Posh fans to enjoy – a £15,000 one-off “Chairman’s Choice” package offers seats in the director’s box for every home fixture and the title of “honourary director” for a year.

UEFA has announced the ticket prices for the 2011 Champions League final – and they’re high enough to make your eyes water. Supporters can expect to fork out between £150-£300 for a single match ticket along with a whopping £26 administrative fee.

In these economically tight times fans quite rightly rip into clubs who charge extortionate amounts for match tickets but it’s not all bad news for fans and credit should be given to those clubs who buck the trend. One such example is Doncaster Rovers who not only sell kids’ season tickets at very reasonable prices but have also come up with the innovative Be a Club Scout.

More than 1,500 Borussia Dortmund fans are expected to boycott their club’s away derby with Schalke in protest at their local rivals almost doubling ticket prices – but what might come as a surprise to many British football fans are the actual figures involved.

Virgin Money’s latest Football Fans’ Inflation Index, released today, shows that the cost of following football has fallen to a four-year low as clubs across the divisions cut ticket prices in a bid to keep fans onside.

One voice can really make a massive difference and so it proved back in March when Ernie, a Doncaster Rovers fan, got in touch with us to complain that he and his fellow fans had been overcharged for their match tickets at Sheffield Wednesday.

Virgin Money’s latest Football Fans’ Inflation Index, released today, shows that one in four season ticket holders is considering not renewing for next season in a bid to cut costs. Four percent plan on jacking their season ticket in altogether while 21 per cent say they will pick and choose whichever games suit. Virgin Money carries out these surveys every quarter and the latest was completed by almost 4,000 fans representing all 92 league clubs. (See the FSF’s poll left and tell us whether or not you’ll be renewing.)

Saturday’s Blue Square Premier game between Mansfield Town and Gateshead was a fixture that, with the best will in the world, might normally have passed unnoticed by most.

Mansfield Town have offered their fans the chance to pay whatever they want for their team’s home game against Gateshead on Saturday. Think the game’s worth a fiver? Then that’s what it’ll cost you.

FC United of Manchester have announced this Saturday’s home game with North Ferriby United is to be a Youth United Day. This means anyone under the age of 18 will be able to gain free entry into the Main Stand or Manchester Road End at Gigg Lane. This is a saving of £5 on the usual concessionary admission fee and the club is rightly winning plaudits for the gesture.

Earlier last month the Football Supporters’ Federation heard from quite a few unhappy Hammers who were told that concessionary rates available to home fans for their trip to Villa Park on Saturday, April 18th, 2009 would not all be passed on to the away support.

Nearly one in four season ticket holders are considering cancelling their tickets and one in 10 are planning to share the cost with friends as recession fears bite football, according to new research from Virgin Money.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into Manchester United, following a complaint by the Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST). MUST submitted documents to the OFT in November on the back of numerous complaints from its 35,000 members and other match-going fans regarding the club’s Automatic Cup Scheme (ACS).

Chelsea have agreed to drop prices for 16-21 year olds for their Premier League trip to Craven Cottage on Sunday, December 28, 2008, following discussions between the club and the Football Supporters’ Federation. Over the past week we’ve received numerous complaints from Chelsea supporters who pointed out that the club were not passing on discounted tickets which were on offer to Fulham’s fans. This would appear to be in breach of the FA Handbook which states visiting supporters should not be charged more than home fans for comparable seats. Notably the rule makes specific reference to concessionary tickets.

FSF chair Malcolm Clarke has acknowledged the efforts of football clubs who’ve passed on savings made via the recent VAT rate cut to their supporters.

Liberal Democrat MP Don Foster has written to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in support of Manchester United fans who are fighting the club’s current ticketing policy.

The Football Supporters’ Federation has applauded the Premier League for punishing Birmingham City for discriminatory pricing against away fans during the 2007/8 season.

The Football Supporters’ Federation is extremely disappointed to learn of Portsmouth FCs new ticketing scheme. From the start of next season those supporters wishing to buy tickets to watch their team against the ‘big four’, as well as Spurs, Newcastle and West Ham, must also buy combined tickets for ‘coupled’ games.