Clarity On Prices And Honesty On Attendances Help Coventry City

The announcement of the attendance at each of Coventry City's three home league games to date this season has brought a ripple of applause around the Ricoh Arena.

Figures of 13,131, 11,511 and 12,967 may not seem much and 'your ground's too big for you' still rings out regularly from opposition fans but the crowds represent the first step on the Sky Blues' road back to a stronger future.

Suspicion still remains strong when it comes to the club's owners but an important decision on ticket prices was made during the summer with early-bird season tickets competitively priced and matchday tickets costing no more than £20 for Adults.

Secondly, the club announced that attendances of over 11,000 were needed to help manager Tony Mowbray compete in the transfer market, hence the applause that has broken out when that figure has been exceeded.

Mowbray has made a number of signings, permanent and on loan with the temporary arrivals all being well-thought of at their own Premier League (and Championship in the case of Middlesbrough's Bryn Morris) clubs.

So, a positive move in two senses with the price initiative having been praised by national supporters' groups.

Barnsley And Doncaster Rovers

Reciprocal price deals have made some headway in the Premier League and the reduction in some away ticket prices has led to the strange situation where it can cost significantly more to be a visiting fan in the Championship or below.

Well done then to Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers for agreeing such a deal and for a long-established local derby to boot when attendances could generally be expected to be higher than for a normal league game.

When Rovers host Barnsley on 3rd October and for the reverse fixture at Oakwell on Saturday 20th February prices will be £20 Adults, £14 Seniors, £10 Young Adult (17-21), £5 Under-17 and £1 Under-12.

As Barnsley FC chief executive Ben Mansford told his club's official website: "Fair play to both clubs for making this reciprocal ticket offer possible and thanks to the team at Doncaster Rovers for playing their part."

Football For A Fiver At Stevenage FC

Stevenage host Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2nd Round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy on Wednesday 7th October at 7:45pm and, if purchased in advance, all tickets in all areas of The Lamex are priced at £5.

Lots of other clubs are offering £10 Adult tickets and Kids for a Quid deals when they host games in the next stage of the JPT so have a look at what your local team are doing.

Non League Day 2015

With one international break now over the build-up begins to Non League Day 2015 which is scheduled this year for the next gap in the Premier League and Championship schedules and takes place on 10 October.

A huge amount of effort will be made by clubs up and down the country to offer reduced or 'pay what you want' admission and there should also be one or two more unusual offers such as the free mushrooms at Bungay Town!

Premier League International Cup At Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers will host four matches in this season's Premier League International Cup tournament for Under-21 teams from the UK and Europe, starting on Wednesday night (9th September, 7pm) when Borussia Moenchengladbach and Athletic Club Bilbao face each other.

Tickets will be available on the evening for £3 Adults and £1 Under 18's.

Adams Park is also the host for matches between Celtic and Benfica (Thu 24th Sep), FC Porto v Schalke 04 (Fri 25th Sep) and PSV Eindhoven and Villareal (Tue 27th Oct).

This Week's Affordable Football

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Monday 7th: Shrewsbury Town play host as England Under-20’s meet the Czech Republic. Kick-off is at 7:30pm and tickets cost £3 for Adults and £1.50 for Concessions.

There's Under-21 action at Vicarage Road at 7pm when Watford take on Sheffield United. It's free for season ticket holders, otherwise £3 and £1.

Tuesday 8th: Chesterfield FC have restored their reserve team for the new season and they kick-off the season in the Final Third Development League against Doncaster Rovers. There is free entry at the Proact Stadium for this 2pm kick-off.

Blackpool host Morecambe in a Lancashire Senior Cup tie at Bloomfield Road, kick-off 2pm. Admission is free for season ticket holders otherwise its £2 and £1.

Wednesday 9th: Manchester United are in Lancashire Senior Cup action against Rochdale at the home of Hyde United, kick-off 7pm. Admission is £5 Adults, £3 Seniors, £2 Under-16's and free for Under-12's.

Friday 11th: The First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup begins wih ties between Northwich Victoria and AFC Blackpool and Frome Town and Chippenham. 116 matches in all are taking place over the weekend with the winners picking up £3,000 each from the prize pool.

Saturday 12th: No admission details at the time of writing but Stoke City Under-21's are scheduled to be in action at the Britannia Stadium against Fulham (2pm) while the Under-21 derby between Wolves and West Brom is set for 3pm at Molineux. Keep an eye, however, on the official club websites with these two matches as they could be subject to late changes.

Sunday 13th: Yeovil Town Ladies play their second game of the season at Yeovil Town's Huish Park and it is an attractive looking clash with Everton in WSL2. Tickets are priced at £4 Adults and £2.50 Concessions.

#Fishwick For A Fiver At Burnley FC

Burnley FC are using their home game against MK Dons on Tuesday 15th September as a testing ground for allowing home supporters to occupy part of the David Fishwick Stand at Turf Moor on a more regular basis.

To that end, Clarets fans can sit in the Fishwick For A Fiver against the Dons and it is proving a popular offer as almost half of the available tickets had been sold within 48 hours of the deal being announced.