HERE we go again! Come on, parents, dig deep you know you can afford it -- after all, it is to help Blackburn Rovers struggle through another Premiership season.

The new shirt will cost what? -- a mere £35. But then there is the possibility you may also have to purchase the 'away' strip, particularly if the child next door has one.

To expect families to keep having to find the extra cash is just not on.

Dare I mention the increase again in season ticket prices? You would hope just for one season they would remain the same.

Perhaps if the wage structure was brought down to a realistic level it would ease the financial pressure on the supporter.

A TURNER (Mr), Cemetery Road, Darwen.