An October Update

Our twitter page @affordablefooty is where I try and collate all the special ticket offers that I have found but a quick update today on what is coming up over the next couple of weeks.

On Saturday (19 October), Sheffield United season ticket holders can take a friend for free to the game against Port Vale where the Blades are hoping to have a new manager in place and also climb off the bottom of the League One table.

With half-term approaching, Nottingham Forest are offering a ‘kids for a quid’ deal for the game against Bournemouth on Saturday.

Monday 21 October sees Everton Under-21’s take on Manchester United U-21’s at Goodison Park (7pm) in a fixture that the Toffees are offering free admission to in a bid to help youngsters experience the feeling of going to the famous old ground.

Middlesbrough’s ‘Spirit of Teesside’ fixture against Doncaster Rovers on Friday 25 October hopes to celebrate some of the unsung heroes of the region as well as attracting a big gate to the Riverside Stadium for the televised game. Tickets are priced at £12 for adults and £7 for concessions.

A day later (Saturday 26 October), Tranmere Rovers are offering all current and ex-servicemen and women as well as all Over-65’s, entry to their game against MK Dons for just £5.

Charlton Athletic are running their successful 'Football For A Fiver' initiative again this season with the fixture against Wigan Athletic on Sunday 27th October the chosen game.

A big crowd attended last season's corresponding game and the Addicks are again hoping for a near sell-out. All tickets are £5 plus a compulsory £1 donation added which will go to the club's chosen charities.

The last weekend in October is a good one for football fans in London looking for affordable ways to catch a match as the day before Charlton v Wigan it is Brentford’s ‘Pay What You Can’ fixture against Shrewsbury at Griffin Park with the minimum price of a ticket set at just £1. Again, there is a charitable element to this as Sport Relief will benefit from it.

Also in the Capital that weekend, England’s Women will take on Wales in their latest World Cup qualifier, this time at the New Den home of Millwall. The games at Bournemouth and Portsmouth recently were very successful and tickets are again priced well with £5 the maximum and lots of offers for concessions, Lions season ticket holders and groups.

Links to all of these offers are available on the various club websites. Any others? Please let me on twitter @affordablefooty or by email affordablefootball@yahoo.com.