OT ticket price hikes for rest of season

The smart move would be to keep ticket prices low, and then provide more options in terms of beer, food, etc inside the ground as people will pay it.
As games are sold out I'd guess they could do with anyway.
 
The use of 97% sold at :discounted rates' is also a complete cheek?

They weren't discounted. They were just standard ticket prices they themselves raised 5% at the start of the season.

Whole thing is a complete piss take. Completely ruined my enjoyment of the side for the time being.
 
I'm pretty sure our beer is the cheapest in any ground the PL (maybe the whole country) at £3.60 a pint - I expect that will go up too

I'm jealous. $12 US-- or 9.48 pounds for beers at my MLS stadium. (I'm in the middle of the USA, not an expensive city like LA or NYC.) I can't even go out to eat at most places and get a beer for 3.60. That 3.60 price blows my mind. Even 20 years ago, I could not get a beer for that cheap at a Cincinnati Bengals (NFL team) or Cincinnati Reds (Baseball) game. I paid $14 for a beer at my College (American) football game last weekend. College Basketball it is $10/$11--- for 12 oz beers, 4 oz less than a pint.

Well, let this be a warning for anyone who goes to the USA for the World Cup--- expect expensive alcohol prices in the stadium.
 
I'm jealous. $12 US-- or 9.48 pounds for beers at my MLS stadium. (I'm in the middle of the USA, not an expensive city like LA or NYC.) I can't even go out to eat at most places and get a beer for 3.60. That 3.60 price blows my mind. Even 20 years ago, I could not get a beer for that cheap at a Cincinnati Bengals (NFL team) or Cincinnati Reds (Baseball) game. I paid $14 for a beer at my College (American) football game last weekend. College Basketball it is $10/$11--- for 12 oz beers, 4 oz less than a pint.

Well, let this be a warning for anyone who goes to the USA for the World Cup--- expect expensive alcohol prices in the stadium.
I've got news for you, that pint at OT is 20oz not the short measure American one of 16oz
 
I'm fine with ticket price rises (they were already too expensive for me to bother with anyway) and with INEOS making the club leaner. We are going to have to spend a lot and make difficult choices to get back to winning ways. They could make tickets £150 a head and the place would sell out every week.
Online poster who never goes to games is happy with ticket increase.
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On the whole "necessary evil" type response. They'd have to sell 100,000 tickets at £100 each game to make a serious dent in the debt and/or helping to fund the new ground.

These price increases won't even make the club that much more money. It's massive for fans though. What this is, essentially, is social cleansing. They dont want working class fans in the ground anymore. They're not arsed about family lineage and a parent taking their child to a match.

They want a ground full of tourists and sponsors.

These increases across the country will kill any remaining fan culture in this Premier League. Anything remotely unique about English football will go.
 
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On the whole "necessary evil" type response. They'd have to sell 100,000 tickets at £100 each game to make a serious dent in the debt and/or helping to fund the new ground.

These price increases won't even make the club that much more money. It's massive for fans though. What this is, essentially, is social cleansing. They dont want working class fans in the ground anymore. They're not arsed about family lineage and a parent taking their child to a match.

They want a ground full of tourists and sponsors.

These increases across the country will kill any remaining fan culture in this Premier League. Anything remotely unique about English football will go.
This exactly.

It's an absolute piss take to those who take kids and can't get tickets on the ticket drops (don't get me started on that) and continually browse the ticket site to see what pops up and then take the opportunity.

Generally, I only get tickets for the midweek games where availability is better and demand less, the costs of taking time off work, kid out of school, transport and everything else isn't ideal but worth it to sit with my lad whilst he's roaring on United.

You gotta laugh now at the membership too, which basically gives me now first dibs at a £66 ticket for a 11 year old.

Glazers and Ratcliffe can feck right off. Let's see how they do selling those tickets if United are doing crap?

United for years have pissed all over their support but it wasn't always that way.
 
I wish I'd known about this before I sold my ticket back to the club on Sunday. From now on I'll be forwarding on to members any time I can't go rather than letting the club scalp 25% extra.

Fully expecting increases in ST prices over the next few years to the point where it's going to become too expensive to keep going.
 
What this is, essentially, is social cleansing. They dont want working class fans in the ground anymore

Hyperbole.

If they didn't want 'working fan', whatever that is, they'd just increase the ticket prices to your aforementioned £100 and then up and up and up.

Also, 'daytrippers and tourists' usually go to a game, buy local and club merchandise, use the local services appropriately, resist chanting racist, homophobic, sectarian, tragedy and poverty dirge and generally behave themselves.

Why would any business not want such a customer?
 
Mitten shared on the podcast that he had a 36-min interview with Ratcliffe this week about the ticket price rises, amongst other things, for United We Stand this week.
 
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This exactly.

It's an absolute piss take to those who take kids and can't get tickets on the ticket drops (don't get me started on that) and continually browse the ticket site to see what pops up and then take the opportunity.

Generally, I only get tickets for the midweek games where availability is better and demand less, the costs of taking time off work, kid out of school, transport and everything else isn't ideal but worth it to sit with my lad whilst he's roaring on United.

You gotta laugh now at the membership too, which basically gives me now first dibs at a £66 ticket for a 11 year old.

Glazers and Ratcliffe can feck right off. Let's see how they do selling those tickets if United are doing crap?

United for years have pissed all over their support but it wasn't always that way.
It's probably been this way since the mid 90s when Edwards decided to put an exec section in the middle of the Stretford End. Even the Glazers realised that was a bad idea.

This was sadly going to be the end game.

I just pray for a significant enough backlash that they might change their minds.
 
Hyperbole.

If they didn't want 'working fan', whatever that is, they'd just increase the ticket prices to your aforementioned £100 and then up and up and up.

Also, 'daytrippers and tourists' usually go to a game, buy local and club merchandise, use the local services appropriately, resist chanting racist, homophobic, sectarian, tragedy and poverty dirge and generally behave themselves.

Why would any business not want such a customer?
Because these type of fans won't get in the ground 3 hours before kick off and spend hundreds on hospitality.

In addition, if you're only going to one or two games a season, you can (in some cases anyway) justify these prices. If you want to go to say 10 games, it suddenly becomes more expensive. A season ticket becomes out of reach to even people with higher incomes.

I thought I'd leave the bit in bold to the end. That's genuine one of the worst things I've ever read on here. How fecking dare you insinuate that all of United's core support take part in that staff and almost suggest that the removal of people who travel across the world to watch this club might be a good thing. feck off. You also only have to look at the social media comments of any United post relating to Pride to see that homophobia is something that different types of fans wear as a badge of honour.

I look forward to the ground being full of tourists in a few years and everyone moaning that the atmosphere is shit. Maybe we'll get some of the crazy YouTubers who seemingly attend just to abuse our own players at the end of matches for likes.
 
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Hyperbole.

If they didn't want 'working fan', whatever that is, they'd just increase the ticket prices to your aforementioned £100 and then up and up and up.

Also, 'daytrippers and tourists' usually go to a game, buy local and club merchandise, use the local services appropriately, resist chanting racist, homophobic, sectarian, tragedy and poverty dirge and generally behave themselves.

Why would any business not want such a customer?

WUM
 
Well, come on. Who doesn't?

Based on your previous post, pizza preference is probably the only opinion I share with you.

Have you ever been to Old Trafford? Basically all of the atmosphere begins and ends with those fans you would be happy to see priced out of attendance. And that atmosphere is massively important, for the enjoyment of fans that attend, as well as the players on the pitch.
 
Bit of good news - when you take the kids to West London later in the season will only cost a tenner for them.



Bad news is it's a tiny allocation so hard to get them a ticket in the first place.

In all seriousness though it does strike me as a bit pathetic that one of the richest clubs in the league with some fantastically wealthy owners feel the need to find a loophole to eliminate kids and concessions tickets where they can - yet one of the "poorest clubs" with a very modestly wealthy owner can cap away U18 prices at £10 for those visiting West London and also subsidize our U18s when we travel away. Going to Villa tomorrow is £25 for an under 18 that's £15 the club would have had to find to subsidize my daughter's ticket - would be a great initiative for the other clubs to adopt I think.

Edit - by the way this is not a dig just posting in support of the average fan, for who, going to football is expense enough as it is. There are other ways to approach things imho and cutting concessions is not one of them.
 
Bit of good news - when you take the kids to West London later in the season will only cost a tenner for them.



Bad news is it's a tiny allocation so hard to get them a ticket in the first place.

In all seriousness though it does strike me as a bit pathetic that one of the richest clubs in the league with some fantastically wealthy owners feel the need to find a loophole to eliminate kids and concessions tickets where they can - yet one of the "poorest clubs" with a very modestly wealthy owner can cap away U18 prices at £10 for those visiting West London and also subsidize our U18s when we travel away. Going to Villa tomorrow is £25 for an under 18 that's £15 the club would have had to find to subsidize my daughter's ticket - would be a great initiative for the other clubs to adopt I think.

Edit - by the way this is not a dig just posting in support of the average fan, for who, going to football is expense enough as it is. There are other ways to approach things imho and cutting concessions is not one of them.


Apart from anything else, incentivising U18 fans to attend as many games as possible makes good business sense. They're the next generation of customers... sorry, fans... that the club needs to stay afloat in the future. That's the dumbest thing about what United are doing here. Whatever they do with adult pricing, making it harder for kids to attend is so short sighted.
 
I'm jealous. $12 US-- or 9.48 pounds for beers at my MLS stadium. (I'm in the middle of the USA, not an expensive city like LA or NYC.) I can't even go out to eat at most places and get a beer for 3.60. That 3.60 price blows my mind. Even 20 years ago, I could not get a beer for that cheap at a Cincinnati Bengals (NFL team) or Cincinnati Reds (Baseball) game. I paid $14 for a beer at my College (American) football game last weekend. College Basketball it is $10/$11--- for 12 oz beers, 4 oz less than a pint.

Well, let this be a warning for anyone who goes to the USA for the World Cup--- expect expensive alcohol prices in the stadium.

It's not the norm even in the PL, in fact a beer at Old Trafford was more expensive previously but they cut the cost a couple of years ago in a effort to encourage fans into the ground earlier to spend more money pre-match
 


Sales and demand must be in the toilet for the £66 tickets if they're resorting to a general sale for a Premier league match...

It doesn’t really work though when season ticket holders can sell back at short notice. You’ve priced out locals and the tourists won’t have the time to arrange a flight & hotel.

It's almost as if they didn’t properly think it through...
 
Sales and demand must be in the toilet for the £66 tickets if they're resorting to a general sale for a Premier league match...

It doesn’t really work though when season ticket holders can sell back at short notice. You’ve priced out locals and the tourists won’t have the time to arrange a flight & hotel.

It's almost as if they didn’t properly think it through...
Proves my point in my last message.

Usually and given the opportunity, I'd buy tickets for me and my lad.

Although the cost isn't out of reach for me (I can't justify it mind) the principle is. Glazers & Ratcliffe can feck off.

Might as well bin the membership too. If tickets are available on general sale.
 
The first time I went to Old Trafford (1979) it cost about 70p to sit in the seats at the back of the Stretford End, which according to the bank of England inflation calculator, equates to £3.37 in today's prices. It was actually cheaper than to sit at my local club, Chester, who were then in the old 3rd division.
You can get a standing ticket for a league game at Bayern Munich for €15 and a seat for €40.
Premier league prices overall are shocking, which begs the question, do players really need to earn £300K a week, or whatever they get paid?
 
I've seen a few people say that they can't afford the new prices, worth noting that ST transfers are still at the old prices and there are regularly tickets available in the ticket thread here

If you have spares then post in the ticket thread rather than give back to the club (who will resell at inflated prices), there are a few available for Forest on Saturday at the moment for anyone who needs
 
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If there's one type of organisation definitely in the position to moralise about financial matters, it's got to be a notorious gambling company.

Good indication of how they cultivate their supplicants, though.

I'm just furious at how this is being brushed under the carpet. We look weak as a supporter base if we let them get away with behaving like this.

With respect, we are a weak, fractured supporter base. What proved it is the takeover.

The ticket increase is a bad joke, but something of the ilk was always on. In between PSR, Glazer debt and the demands of CL football, new stadiums et al.

Been handled terribly, there's absolutely no doubt, but one was delusional if they thought ticket prices would remain at their hitherto rate much longer.
 
I've seen a few people say that they can't afford the new prices, worth noting that ST transfers are still at the old prices and there are regularly tickets available in the ticket thread here

If you have spares then post in the ticket thread rather than give back to the club (who will resell at inflated prices), there are a few available for Forest on Saturday at the moment for anyone who needs
Issue is the kids prices. If you buy off a ST holder will probably be an adult ticket
 
Southampton (a home Premier League game) is on general sale? Surely the first time ever?

Says it all.
 
Just looked at buying some tickets for me and my son over Christmas, kids ticket up from £20 to £66, bloody joke, I’m out!
Did the same. Got tickets for Rangers at the normal prices and thought I’d take a look at the Newcastle game. Tickets available but all for £66.

I’m not paying £132 for me and the lad to go on the game. With fuel and half time food for him you’re looking at £150.
 
MUST Update:

MUST UPDATE ON CLUB’S £66 TICKET PLANS

  • CLUB BACK DOWN ON SUPPORTERS' CLUB BRANCHES IMPACT
  • MUST SURVEY SHOWS SCALE OF FANS DISCONTENT
  • PRESSURE NOW ON CLUB TO REVERSE KIDS PRICES
We wanted to update you on progress in the campaign against the Club’s plans — now implemented — to charge a flat price of £66 to all Members for tickets for the remaining matches of this season. This price will be the same for adults, kids and seniors, and the same wherever you are in the ground.

Since the decision was revealed a week ago, there has been a huge outcry from supporters and in the media. MUST joined the FC58, TRA and other supporters groups including Everton fans, in a protest on Sunday, along with media appearances raising the profile of the issue. On Monday, we met with the Club to discuss the issue through the Fans Advisory Board on which we have membership. This followed direct discussions with MUST and club staff which had preceded that meeting and have continued since to progress reconsideration of the matter.

Club backs down on supporters club branches
We have pressed hard on the effect on all fans in the discussions we have had. Overall, the Club is standing firm in its position, except for in how it relates to Supporters Club Branches where they have reformed how it will be implemented.

MUST has brought together a community of around 150 official supporters clubs (and still growing) which has been invaluable in many ways, including enabling branches to communicate with each other directly and share issues and solutions. The group has also helped us better represent branches to the club.

A new branches subgroup of the Fans Forum has also just been formed, composed of Branch Secretaries, some FF members as well as MUST reps with branch connections or roles. This group engaged with the club on the £66 issue and was supported by MUST with direct dialogue to progress to a decision. This proved a winning formula: the club confirmed that branch allocations of members’ tickets would not be repriced to a flat rate of £66 for future matches this season.

While this is a huge relief for branches, the core problem remains. We strongly disagree with the rationale behind this price hike. While we recognize the financial pressures the Club faces, seeking additional funds through ticket price increases is short-sighted and risks doing more harm than good, both in the short- and long-term.

MUST survey shows scale of discontent
More than 4000 of you have participated (thus far, it is still live) in our recent survey on this issue and your voice is loud, clear and near-unanimous. There is a live survey dashboard linked here for those interested in the detail and comments, but the headlines are as follows:

  • 68% of fans will attend fewer games, one way or another
  • 97% think the changes will alienate the next generation of fans
  • 65% are unhappy with the ownership and management of the Club, against only 12% who are happy
  • The most common words people associate with the decision are ‘disappointed’, ‘angry’ and ‘exploited’. Only 3% of fans are ‘understanding’ of the decision.
  • 99% of fans think it is important that the Club consult properly with supporter representatives before making any further changes to ticketing.
Pressure now to reverse kids prices decision
The recent hike in member ticket prices, particularly for children, is by far the most unpopular decision the Club has made since the partial ownership change earlier this year. It has created a significant rift with the fanbase, and the Club must act urgently to repair the damage.

The steep increase for kids’ tickets, which have more than doubled to £66 in many cases, is especially damaging. For a parent and child to attend a match, the cost is now £132—roughly double what it was before. This places a heavy financial burden on families and risks alienating young supporters, the very future of the Club’s support.

In our discussions and campaigns, we will prioritize this issue and urge the Club to reconsider. This is not just about fairness; it’s about the long-term sustainability of the Club’s relationship with its fans. Pricing out children harms the pipeline of future supporters and ultimately undermines the Club’s own commercial interests.

The bond between a football club and its fans is unique—far beyond a simple business-customer transaction. It’s a source of immense value, driving loyalty, matchday atmosphere, additional spending by fans and sponsorship appeal too. When nurtured, this relationship delivers financial and emotional rewards for both the Club and its supporters. For match going fans the way the club approaches pricing of tickets is fundamental to the perception of that relationship. If fans feel the club is exploiting that loyalty through ticket price rises they can quickly destroy the huge added value of supporter loyalty at the stroke of an accountant’s pen. Then a short term revenue increase becomes a much greater long term loss.

Preparing for next year
Finally, we share the concern that so many have expressed, namely that this change could be the “thin end of the wedge” and that there is a risk of worse to come. We will do everything in our power — directly with the club and as members of the Fan Advisory Board and Fans Forum — to protect ticket prices and ensure ticket policies are designed to appreciate fans, not punish them. This is in the best interests of our Football Club too and it is our job to ensure the senior management and owners share this crucial understanding. The lack of consultation around this change can’t be repeated, and we are actively pressing the club to remember its commitments.

Many thanks for your continued support
 
So far this season I’ve paid £45 adult and £20 kids total £65.
Now it’s £66 adult £66 kids total £132.
Double the price, I can’t justify it.
Exactly the same as me. It's not just the ticket but a bite to eat, fuel, tram fare a drink etc. It's basically not possible to justify at that price. I will cancel my membership next year. Will have to manually do it as they have snuck into the T+C's that it auto renews...
 
Because these type of fans won't get in the ground 3 hours before kick off and spend hundreds on hospitality.

In addition, if you're only going to one or two games a season, you can (in some cases anyway) justify these prices. If you want to go to say 10 games, it suddenly becomes more expensive. A season ticket becomes out of reach to even people with higher incomes.

I thought I'd leave the bit in bold to the end. That's genuine one of the worst things I've ever read on here. How fecking dare you insinuate that all of United's core support take part in that staff and almost suggest that the removal of people who travel across the world to watch this club might be a good thing. feck off. You also only have to look at the social media comments of any United post relating to Pride to see that homophobia is something that different types of fans wear as a badge of honour.

I look forward to the ground being full of tourists in a few years and everyone moaning that the atmosphere is shit. Maybe we'll get some of the crazy YouTubers who seemingly attend just to abuse our own players at the end of matches for likes.
Don't strawman it's pathetic.
 


Sales and demand must be in the toilet for the £66 tickets if they're resorting to a general sale for a Premier league match...

It doesn’t really work though when season ticket holders can sell back at short notice. You’ve priced out locals and the tourists won’t have the time to arrange a flight & hotel.

It's almost as if they didn’t properly think it through...

Good for me, I was able to get a decent ticket.