Dear Middlesbrough Football Club,
Today I have signed up for your boro+ package, which will cost me an indefinite £4.49 a month. This is a negligible sum of money, yes?
Well, no. Simply when I consider all of the money I am currently spending on food, gas, electric, my car, my phone, my internet, and my TV; I think it's fair to say that this expense could be done without. The best thing, by all means, is the fact that I live in Leeds, and my car radio can (loosely) pick up the live match coverage. Sadly, I live in a less-than-affluent area and if I left my car open so I could hear it from the house whilst I cooked a meal on a minimal budget, it would almost certainly be stolen. Either that or the car battery would inevitably die and I would end up needing to rely on a neighbour to help me to recharge it. I haven't spoken to my neighbours yet, having only moved here a short time ago and working very long hours, I've not really had an opportunity to say hello.
So, my beloved football club, for whom I was a season ticket holder for six years before I had to move away, how do you suggest I foot the bill? What do I sacrifice so that I can know what's happening? Do I reduce my food budget? Do I stop driving and save the petrol? Do I sell my phone to pay off the contract and stop talking to my friends? Do I give up the internet and sacrifice my studies or do I sacrifice hot water, or even better, water?
I followed you unconditionally for as long as I could afford. You let me down so many times and I still was proud to call you my club. Now, however, your money-making ploys and genuine attempts to push me away are leaving me disillusioned and, most notably, poor.
Admittedly, I will continue to give you my constant support. Please let me.
