Ticket price rises 'kick in teeth', say Man Utd fans

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Manchester United fans person accused the nine of giving fans a "kick successful the teeth" aft announcing matchday summons prices could scope £97.

The astir costly matchday tickets astatine Old Trafford past play were £66.

And this follows their worst home run since the 1973-74 season, erstwhile the nine were relegated.

Despite finishing 15th past season, the nine are for the archetypal clip introducing terms categories for the astir 20,000 tickets disposable for each game.

There are 4 categories, with the lowest reserved exclusively for "some" cupful games.

It means the lowest priced summons for a Premier League crippled is £37, for the 2 class C matches against Sunderland and Wolves. That fig rises to £97 for the highest priced tickets successful class A, which involves games against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham.

Club officials reason the £97 applies to little than 1% of the disposable tickets.

Last season, matchday summons prices for Premier League games astatine Old Trafford began astatine £40. But that argumentation was changed successful mid-season to a level £66, with nary concessions for tickets not already sold. It meant £66 was the highest terms charged for a matchday ticket.

United sources accidental the caller prices were little than primitively planned pursuing treatment with supporters.

However, the Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) cull wholly the thought determination was immoderate benignant of consultation progressive and expressed their dismay astatine United's announcement.

"After however past play went, we mightiness person hoped the nine would reconsider their plans for this caller ticketing exemplary which volition spot eye-watering terms increases for supporters who bargain tickets connected a match-by-match basis," said MUST.

"This truly is simply a caller footwear successful the teeth for Manchester United fans.

"When the nine said they were introducing this caller model, we urged them to support the bulk of matches astatine existent levels and lone use the highest terms class for a tiny fig of the biggest games and trim prices for little request games.

"Once again, they person failed to consult immoderate of the fans' typical bodies connected the details of the determination and erstwhile again they're making choices against the interests of fans and, we believe, the nine arsenic a whole.

"What Manchester United needs adjacent play is simply a agreed fanbase and club, with the squad connected the transportation supported by loyal and vocal fans roaring it backmost aft the catastrophe that was past year.

"This lucifer categorisation exemplary volition bash tremendous harm and undermine the ambiance successful the crushed successful a play erstwhile the squad volition request it much than ever."

After the last lucifer of past season, caput manager Ruben Amorim called for fans to "stick together" with the nine if they were to determination forward.

And successful a wide-ranging interrogation with United We Stand published connected Wednesday, United main enforcement Omar Berrada said the rollout of the £66 decision, which was subsequently reversed, was "not good".

However, nine officials are adamant raising gross done summons prices is an indispensable portion of balancing finances and said categorisation of games is simply a signifier implemented by virtually each their Premier League rivals.

According to the Football Fancast, external website, 4 clubs had a larger highest summons terms past play than United are readying next, with Fulham astatine the apical of the database connected £160.

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