Back of the net pay; FANS OF RICH MAN CITY ARE AMONG POOREST IN LEAGUE.

Byline: RICHARD SMITH

IT'S time for our reports from around the Premier League, and it's not looking good for poor Manchester City fans.

While the club may have mega-rich new Arab owners splashing the cash on every top player in sight, their supporters are among the worst off in the league of wealth.

City's loyal fans are third from bottom with an average wage of pounds 20,000, a pounds 5,000 car and a pounds 132,000 house. Propping up the league are newcomers Burnley with most supporters on around pounds 18,478. Top of the table are Chelsea.

Blues supporters pull in an average pounds 31,500 a year, own a set of wheels worth pounds 17,000 and live in pounds 202,000 houses. The average annual wage is pounds 23,000 and the average price of a terraced house pounds 156,000.

Tottenham are second followed by Arsenal. Of course, it's no surprise that teams from the capital make up the top three - wages are higher and there are more jobs than many other places around the land. Clubs such as Manchester United and Liverpool are high up the table, but they have fans spread across the country working in higher-earning areas.

The figures come from a survey by BeatBarry.com.

A spokesman said: "There seems to be a north-south divide, with those nearer the big smoke having more money to splash on cars, holidays and nights out."

Fulham fans are most likely to live in detached homes. They must be well off, they also spend some weekends at the Cottage...

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