Fans pay the price

Last updated : 16 May 2002 By Brian Cartlidge

A season ticket in the popular Tilton Road stand has increased by 47 per cent - from £265 to £390 and Premium seats in The Kop will cost £493 for an adult - just £20 short of Manchester United's most expensive tickets.

Dave Thomas, who edits the Blues fanzine Made In Brum told the Birmingham Post & Mail, "I really don't know what a lot of people will do."

"They have gone up a lot and most people won't be able to manage.

For the most expensive tickets to be priced at nearly the same level as Manchester United's most expensive is ridiculous."

The cheapest priced season tickets at St Andrews next year are for the Family Stand, which will cost an adult £292.