AS A long-standing York City supporter, I recently attended the England v Germany under 21 match at the Riverside Stadium. Tickets for my nine-year-old son and myself cost £11. A very good game ensued before a crowd of 30,000 plus in dreadful weather conditions.

Hartlepool United in their last and forthcoming home matches are charging £10 for adults and £5 for children. A healthy attendance in excess of 5,000 for their last game and a bumper Easter crowd is expected for their next.

To watch York City costs me £33 for the two of us, plus rail fares from Northallerton, lunch, etc.

York is fighting for league status, so why can’t they introduce innovative ticketing prices to attract large crowds and get Bootham Crescent rocking?

Jon Landers, Northallerton, York.