And another thing.
If I "saved" several hundred quid by NOT spending it on football tickets, buses, ferries, trains and booze, I would only spend it in other ways. Booze ,family trips on buses, trains and ferries, in restaurants, etc.
It's not LOST to the economy, just redistributed.
Then again, I am not a fan of one or other bigot brother. They'd probably give it to the bookie.