I was like that last season....though, when I do go, I want to go more, and more....and now I'm booked up for nearly every match until Christmas...apart from Spuds (though if anyone has a spare )
I guess, because I know so many people at the games now, that when there's a spare (which there usually is) I just take 'em.
What I save on beer by drinking on the train, more or less equates to the extra I would spend in the pub on a Saturday...so I end up evens, but get to see the game at the stadium.
Are you still in contact with the people your bro used to sit next too?