Jonathan Liew’s match report has landed, and it will be well worth reading. Thanks for your company, correspondence and frustration with VAR, and apologies for not getting through all the mail.
In the 3pm games, there have already been goals for Brentford and Everton, though somehow Bournemouth haven’t managed one at the Etihad. Do follow those dramas with John Brewin, but don’t deny yourself a look at Liew. His opening paragraph is a peach.
“You may have missed it,” says John Foster, “but there was a protest by Fulham fans during the game about the massive ticket price increases that have been a feature of Shahid Khan’s chairmanship. Home fans held up yellow cards in the 18th minute to reflect the average 18% rise in season-ticket prices this year. At a time when household budgets everywhere are squeezed, longstanding fans, and would-be new fans, are being priced out for the sake of short-term profits. Keep up the good work etc.”
Thanks, that’s kind, because I did miss this. Apologies to John and to Matt Morrissey, who made the same point during the game, in slightly fewer words: “Come on mate!”
