The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) has lashed out at the club’s new ‘match categorisation model’ which they claim will increase the price of tickets for match-going fans.
United have revealed a four-category system with the cost of a ticket dependent on the quality of opposition. There are six Category A games – against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham – and two in Category C – against Wolves and newly promoted Sunderland – with the remainder sitting in Category B.
Category D is reserved for cup games only.
Ticket categories are listed below:
- Cat D: £32 – £52 (cup fixtures only)
- Cat C: £37 – £60 (2 x PL fixtures)
- Cat B: £57 – £86 (11 x PL fixtures)
- Cat A: £59 – £97 (6 x PL fixtures)
The club insist the move brings “Manchester United into line with most other Premier League clubs” but MUST say it’s “a fresh kick in the teeth for Manchester United fans”.
A statement from MUST read: “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. This really is a fresh kick in the teeth for Manchester United fans.
“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.”
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It continued: “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. 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.”
The row will do little to appease United fans annoyed at the team’s struggles on the pitch but also disillusioned with how things are being run off it.
Ruben Amorim’s side finished 15th in the Premier League last season while minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has overseen a raft of redundancies with several long-term employees being laid off in cost-cutting measures.
