CHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST

Bath have not won a competitive match at the Recreation Ground since early June. As they are currently charging as much as £71.50 for a seat nakedly exposed to the prevailing south-westerlies and accompanying downpours, it is easy to sympathise with the forlorn soul who says: “I don’t know whether they’re trying to lift my spirits, or my wallet.”
Those who have no need to trouble themselves with such detail might be interested to learn that £71.50 is the equivalent of an eight-hour shift for a worker on minimum wage: an awful lot of money for an awful lot ...