When my wife and I were travelling around europe a few years ago we decided to fly back into manchester instead of london, thinking it would be great to catch a game (of anything) and then head back to finish the trip.<p>Was a complete surprise that we ended up paying about 160 pounds each, and coming from using australian dollars was a complete kick in the face.<p>Horrible way to end a great trip<p>(For comparison, an equivalent train trip today in australia would have cost us about 50 pounds for the two of us)