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BBC News
39 minutes ago
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- BBC News
Ticket price increases 'absolutely outrageous'
Chris Rumfitt from Manchester United Supporters' Trust has slammed "eye-watering" increases in ticket prices for next have announced matchday ticket prices could reach £97 as part of their new ticket pricing strategy, following the club's worse domestic campaign since most expensive matchday tickets at Old Trafford last season were £ are four categories under the new system, with the lowest reserved exclusively for "some" cup means the lowest priced ticket for a Premier League game is £37, for the two category C matches against Sunderland and Wolves. That figure rises to £97 for the highest priced tickets in category A, which involves games against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and officials argue the £97 applies to less than 1% of the available tickets."These increases are eye-watering," Rumfitt told BBC Radio Manchester. "They are worse than anyone's worse expectations. "When they said they were going to introduce this model the suggestion was some tickets would stay the same price, some might even be a bit cheaper and a small number for the biggest games might be more expensive."What we've actually discovered is the price increases relate to 17 of the 19 Premier League games next season and for those games ticket prices are going up by typically 50%."The average cheapest ticket is going up by about 50% and that is absolutely outrageous, particularly after the season we just had."It's just extraordinary and I'm lost for words. We knew this model was coming but it's really the scale of it, the number of games that are being premium-priced and the extent of that pricing."There has been lots going on in terms of cuts at the club but they made the main ticketing announcement many months ago and we feel it's been pretty dishonest of them not to have made sure at that stage what was coming. We feel we have been misled and certainly we have not been consulted despite the club saying they would consult with fans."There has been nothing at all. "Listen to the full chat on BBC Sounds
The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
Furious Man Utd fans slam new ticket prices as ‘another slap in the face' and warn decision will do ‘enormous harm'
FURIOUS Manchester United fans condemned a new ticket-price rise as a "fresh kick in the teeth". The club have introduced a new match categorisation model, charging some members up to £97 for top fixtures - starting with the Premier League opener against Arsenal on August 17. 2 2 Around 20,000 supporters buying tickets for home matches at Old Trafford through the membership scheme will be affected in some form. Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) claim the club "failed to consult any of the fans' representative bodies on the details of the decision". However, chief executive Omar Berrada insisted they did. A MUST statement read: "After how last season went, we might have hoped that the club would reconsider their plans for this new ticketing model. "It will see eye-watering price increases for 20,000 supporters per game who buy tickets on a match-by-match basis. "This really is a fresh kick in the teeth for Manchester United fans." Supporters were already at war with the club after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Co. introduced a flat-rate £66 for non-season-ticket holders, with no concessions, mid-season. Berrada admitted this week in an interview with United We Stand that the club had made a mistake. The opener with the Gunners is one of six Prem games priced between £59 and £97 for members. Fixtures against Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle are also in Category A. Paul Scholes lays into Sir Jim Ratcliffe for 'having the cheek' to introduce 'ridiculous' Man Utd's ticket prices Category B includes 11 league matches, with two games - against Wolves and Sunderland - priced in the Category C band. Cup games are in the lowest Category D band. The changes will see prices increase by up to 50 per cent for fans buying tickets on a match-by-match basis - yet United argue that the £97 applies to less than one per cent of the available tickets. MUST added: "Once again, they have failed to consult any of the fans' representative bodies on the details of the decision. "And, once again, they are making choices against the interests of fans and the club as a whole. "This match categorisation model will do enormous harm." The club insist fan groups were consulted and say ticket prices are lower than those first proposed to the Fan Advisory Board, whom Berrada claims to have engaged with heavily since the £66 decision. But another protest group, The 1958, insisted: "This is yet another slap in the face for loyal fans. "Dialogue with the club is broken, ignored or treated with contempt. 'Fans raise genuine concerns, the club responds with spin and price hikes.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Man United fan group blast 'fresh kick in the teeth' as Red Devils announce new ticketing structure to INCREASE general admission prices next season
Manchester United 's new ticket prices for the 2025-26 season have been revealed, and judging by supporter group reaction, they haven't gone down too well amongst some sectors of the fanbase. The Red Devils' fixtures for the coming campaign were released on Wednesday morning, with a huge opening day clash with Arsenal at home already building fans' excitement. It will be the ninth consecutive year the Red Devils have started the season off at home, with their last away trip on the opening weekend coming under Jose Mourinho 's tenure. However, the release of their fixtures for the next season coincided with the announcement that general admission tickets for some games next season will cost as much as £97. The club have released a new structure around prices for tickets for the coming season, with prices fluctuating depending on the opponents in four different pay brackets - news which has been described as 'a fresh kick in the teeth' by one supporter group. 'This really is a fresh kick in the teeth for Manchester United fans,' stated the Manchester United Supports Trust. 'When the Club said they were introducing this new model for Members tickets, we urged them to keep the majority of matches at current levels and only apply the highest price category for a small number of the biggest games, and reduced prices for lower demand games. 'Once again, they have failed to consult any of the fans representative bodies on the details of the decision, and once again they're making choices against the interests of fans and, we believe, the Club as a whole.' The tickets have been split into four categories D-A, with D being the cheapest available to fans, though it will only include cup games and will cost £32-£52. Category C will include only two Premier League games - Sunderland and Wolves - and those tickets will be priced between £37 and £60. Category B will be the majority of games, with 11 Premier League fixtures included, but fans will have to pay between £57 and £86 for those. The costliest bracket is reserved for clashes against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham, and they will set fans back £59-£97. The news also saw the Red Devils' Fans' Advisory Board speak out at the lack of price freeze across the board, as they had contended was justified, but acknowledged that at least senior figures at the club had made themselves available during the decision-making process. 'We, the Manchester United Fans' Advisory Board, strongly advocated for an across-the-board price freeze for 2025/26 season, one we felt was justified due to the current circumstances. 'While we did not get the freeze we argued for, we are relieved that the club was persuaded to limit the increases to the same percentage rise as recent seasons, and we are pleased they froze prices for our youngest fans. 'We also shared our concerns over policy changes and advised against any immediate changes without consultation including those to minimum usage, match categorisation, concessions and relocations. 'However, we welcome the club's renewed commitment not to make any such future changes without consultation with fans including through MUST, FAB and the Fans' Forum. 'We acknowledge that the senior leadership of the club, including Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Omar Berrada, made themselves available throughout the process and the club were well informed of fans' feelings when making their decisions.'
Telegraph
2 days ago
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- Telegraph
Man Utd hike members' tickets up to £97 in ‘fresh kick in the teeth'
Manchester United fans have accused the club of delivering a 'fresh kick in the teeth' with 'eye-watering' ticket-price hikes for members at Old Trafford next season. United have introduced a new 'match categorisation model', which will charge non-season-ticket holder adults up to £97 for the most high-profile fixtures against the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool. The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) claims that the new pricing system means that for almost all league games, the cost of the cheapest tickets will rise by more than 50 per cent. Around 20,000 supporters who buy tickets on a match-by-match basis through the membership scheme will be affected in some form by the changes. United have more than 50,000 season-ticket holders who are not affected by these changes. United faced angry protests from fans for introducing a flat-rate £66 ticket for members in the middle of last season with no prior consultation with supporters. Omar Berrada, the United chief executive, claimed in an interview with the United We Stand fanzine this week that the way the club rolled out those increases was 'not good' and described it as 'a lesson and something that we will try to avoid in the future'. But MUST have accused the club of failing to consult with any of the fan representative bodies, such as the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and Fans' Forum, over the details of the latest ticket price changes affecting members. 'This match categorisation model will do enormous harm and undermine the atmosphere in the ground in a season when the team will need it more than ever,' a spokesperson for MUST said. 'This really is a fresh kick in the teeth for Manchester United fans.' United, however, claim the FAB was presented with the figures and that the club did reduce prices based on its feedback. The club say the categorisation model brings United into line with most other Premier League clubs who operate such policies and reflects the varying demand for tickets. From next season, United members will be charged between £59 and £97 for so-called category A games covering six Premier League fixtures against Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United. There will be 11 category B games, including the likes of Leeds, Aston Villa and Everton, where prices will range between £57 and £86. Two Premier League fixtures – against Sunderland and Wolves – will be priced in the category C band of between £37 and £60. There is also a category D band that relates to cup fixtures only, with tickets priced between £32 and £52. Prior to the introduction of the £66 flat-rate ticket last November, members' tickets started at £40 for adults and £25 for under-16s. United say fewer than one per cent of tickets will be priced at the highest adult category A price of £97 and that all junior and senior concessions remain in place. MUST added: 'When the club said they were introducing this new model for members tickets, we urged them to keep the majority of matches at current levels and only apply the highest-price category for a small number of the biggest games, and reduced prices for lower-demand games. 'Once again, they have failed to consult any of the fans' representative bodies on the details of the decision, and once again they're making choices against the interests of fans and, we believe, the club as a whole. 'The club's stated commitment to fan representation is fine in principle, but once again is not being delivered in practice. The structure is in place, and the Fans' Forum and FAB representatives are doing their job, but the club are not adhering to their previous commitment to proper consultation and that needs to change and change fast. 'What Manchester United needs next season is a united fan base and club, with the team on the pitch supported by loyal and vocal fans roaring it back after the disaster that was last year. These ticketing decisions only push those regular supporters away in favour of occasional visitors and risk pricing out the next generation of younger fans who are the very future of the club.' Cost-cutting measures turn £66m loss into £1m profit United say they had collectively agreed with the FAB and Fans' Forum that they would prioritise the protection of season-ticket price costs and the younger generation of fans and that, while some decisions will be unpopular, they are required to return the club to a healthy financial footing. United's third-quarter accounts published this month reflected the affect of the severe cost-cutting measures. The club recorded an operating profit of just under £1 million for the three months to March 31 this year compared with a £66.2 million operating loss for the corresponding period last season. In March, United announced that most season-ticket prices would increase by about five per cent for a third successive year, but that they would freeze prices for under-16s. However, thousands of senior citizens faced huge hikes in the cost of their season tickets – in some cases as high as 70 per cent – after a 50 per cent discount for those fans was halved to an 'across the board' 25 per cent rate for next season. United have also faced protests from fans in the lower south stand at Old Trafford who are being relocated to make way for a VIP hospitality section next season.
The Independent
2 days ago
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- The Independent
Manchester United fans criticise ticket rises as ‘kick in the teeth' after worst Premier League season
A rise in ticket prices at Manchester United has been described as a 'kick in the teeth' for fans. It comes after the Red Devils finished in 15th place in the Premier League, before losing in the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur. United, owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe recorded both their fewest Premier League points tally in a single season and their lowest finish. However, the announcement of the club's new 'match categorisation model' will lift the cheapest ticket price by over 50% for the majority of games. For around 20,000 tickets, which applies to the club's members, cup match prices will rise from £32 to £52. Premier League prices now range from £60 to £97 instead of £37 to £59, again rising after a record-breaking poor campaign. The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) has called the move a 'fresh kick in the teeth', claiming that fans were not consulted about the plans. It went on to say the plans would do 'enormous harm', undermining the atmosphere at Old Trafford and pushing away regular supporters in favour of what it called occasional visitors. A spokesperson for the Trust said: 'After how last season went, we might have hoped the club would reconsider their plans for this new ticketing model which will see eye-watering price increases for 20,000 supporters per game who buy tickets on a match-by-match basis. 'When the club said they were introducing this new model for members tickets, we urged them to keep the majority of matches at current levels and only apply the highest price category for a small number of the biggest games, and reduced prices for lower demand games. 'Once again, they have failed to consult any of the fans representative bodies on the details of the decision, and once again they're making choices against the interests of fans and, we believe, the club as a whole.' Ruben Amorim will take change of his first full campaign as United boss after replacing Erik ten Hag early in the 2024/25 term, looking to rebuild the club after seasons of failings on the pitch and anger of it. The MUST statement added: 'What Manchester United needs next season is a united fanbase and club, with the team on the pitch supported by loyal and vocal fans roaring it back after the disaster that was last year. 'These ticketing decisions only push those regular supporters away in favour of occasional visitors and risk pricing out the next generation of younger fans who are the very future of the club.'
