DAVID CAMERON may think he has inflation under control but does he know about the hyperinflation taking place in South West Durham? Tickets for West Auckland’s home match against Darlington are twice the normal price of admission for games against other Northern League teams – £10 as opposed to £5 (Echo, Oct 23).

In March, when West Auckland played their home semi-final in the FA Vase, they raised the admission to only £8 and had a gate of 1,840 for what was not an all-ticket match.

The suggestion that 25 stewards and a possible police presence requires a doubling of the entry cost for the Darlington game is total nonsense based upon the FA Vase crowd. For the game against Darlington to match the FA Vase attendance, there would need to be a combination of somewhere in the region of Darlington’s and West Auckland’s best attendances this season which is highly unlikely.

When the Northern League is trying to extol its virtues as a good, honest alternative to the money grabbing actions of the Premier League (and from what I’ve seen so far this season, it is succeeding in this objective), it’s a shame that a few people in charge of one of the league’s richest clubs should think they have the right to fleece fans, including their own.

These cowboys will shoot themselves in the foot because most Darlington fans aren’t that daft and will find some other way of spending that particular Saturday afternoon. Shame, because it should be a good game but sometimes even football supporters have to make a stand.

Stewart Bowman, Newcastle.

AFTER reading West Auckland FC are to double admission charges for the game against Darlo (Echo, Oct 24), this must be because of greed. It is not because they expect a large crowd or trouble from Darlo fans.

When Darlo have visited other clubs the attendances have doubled or even trebled and there’s been no hint of trouble or congestion. The home club stewards, along with Darlo stewards, have coped easily and an enjoyable match has been enjoyed by all.

There have been no price increase by these clubs, so who do West think they are?

Something special?

I know already that some pubs and clubs in Darlo have cancelled special buses for the match and more will follow. It is just the principle of the thing: if one club raises the prices when Darlo visit, others will follow suit.

Darlo fans should boycott the match, and the Darlo players should support them on the pitch by knocking six past West.

David Tinkler, Darlington.