Sometimes you have to read something twice to check that it really does say what you thought it did and I think that will have been true for many people when learned about plans to charge nearly £15 to watch Premier League games that have not already been chosen for live broadcast.
At a time when the top-flight clubs have just finished spending a collective £1bn in the transfer window it has been criticised by people involved in the game as well as supporters' groups and it was a social media gift for many non-league clubs as they highlighted what you could get at your local ground at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon for the same money.
It may be preaching to the converted in many ways but, with major doubts as to how the rest of the season will pan out and whether it will finish at all, even ten extra people through the turnstiles can make a huge difference and, anecdotally, the absence of crowds higher up the leagues seems to have resulted in a numbers boost further down.
Coming up this week it is the next stage of the FA Cup in England for both men (in midweek with another live BBC option if you can't get to a game as Christchurch against Dulwich Hamlet is being screened on Tuesday evening) and women (next Sunday).
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