AWAY days have taken a toll on my pocket almost as much as my patience lately. So it’s a rare blessing that I’ll be through the Valley’s turnstiles for a fiver on Saturday.

That’s, obviously, not including a London return ticket (£7.20), pre-match refreshments (£20 or so in the Anchor & Hope), something at half-time and something else to mull over afterwards.

That’s expensive enough — and for fans travelling down from Blackburn to Charlton it’ll spiral upwards. On any away day, getting through the turnstiles should be the least of fans’ worries.