OT ticket price hikes for rest of season

noodlehair said:
Sprry but the fact anyone is surprised by this with Radcliffe is genuinely dumbfounding to me.

Did any of you bother to give yourselves even the slightest clue who he was or how he operates?
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I'm not surprised at all, nor are the fanzines or supporter groups which is why it's immediately being fought.

Fortunately some people give a shit.

Weird agenda you've rolled up with here.

It's quite easy to be INEOS over Qatar but still think they're a load of dickheads.
 
Have a flight and accommodation booked for a match January and with those hikes I won't be attending anymore matches this season.
 
always_hoping said:
Have a flight and accommodation booked for a match January and with those hikes I won't be attending anymore matches this season.
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There are still ways around it for now.

Picking up tickets off ST holders on here for example.

But it's now become considerably harder and should never have reached this point.
 
Wheato said:
Season Ticket holders don't have to give their seats back to the club, they can forward them onto other club members. There are 330,000 members, so you would not have to look hard to find some. Plenty on here as well.

When I was a ST holder, I used to have a group who I would message if I couldn't go. I only gave tickets back to the club once in 3 seasons. And that was a last minute thing.
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This is the way I get tickets now. Before they did the transfer thing I was getting tickets through st holders without having membership, having abandoned it after they stopped the old ticket ballot system. I have it again now and the transfer system works really well so I am sure they will end that soon.
 
pacifictheme said:
This is the way I get tickets now. Before they did the transfer thing I was getting tickets through st holders without having membership, having abandoned it after they stopped the old ticket ballot system. I have it again now and the transfer system works really well so I am sure they will end that soon.
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They will undoubtedly put a cap on the amount of games a ST can forward on. It's nailed on.
 
noodlehair said:
Sorry but the fact anyone is surprised by this with Radcliffe is genuinely dumbfounding to me.

Did any of you bother to give yourselves even the slightest clue who he was or how he operates?

I also find it annoying but more because people act surprised by it now when it's too late after actively supporting the changes that have led to it
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No, clearly only you are smart enough to have done that.

Get off your high horse.
 
This is wild, when you have players on astronomical wages being told by the new guy they aint even fit
 
noodlehair said:
You lot wanted INEOS and the Glazers and so that's what we've got. It's pointless moaning about it now I'm afraid.

How were people not seeing this coning with all the other penny scrounging since the ownership change? It's bizarre it's taken this long.

Don't expect your season ticket to stay in the same price region either if Sir Jim calculates the club can make more money selling less for a higher price
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Actually many warned against Brexit Jim and the minority investment deal which left us with massive debts and a PSR nightmare

IIRC polls were pretty split at the time with loads on here and in Old Trafford wanting the full sale Sheikh Jassim option, it was clearly the best option for the club and the fans - even if the usual loud minority made it seem otherwise

In the end fan opinion was irrelevant anyway, Jim compromised to give the Glazers what they wanted and got the deal done

I fully expected the fans to get shafted when the new stadium was built, I hoped we would keep fair ticket prices for the few years in-between but it seems INEOS arent going to waste any time

Just have to hope for some strong pushback from MUST, The 1958 etc to try and delay the inevitable as long as possible
 
I dont understand the reason for the hike. If they have tickets remaining, sell them at season ticket value divided by 19, which is what they have always done.

Why sell for £66? Feels like a money grab.
 
noodlehair said:
You lot wanted INEOS and the Glazers and so that's what we've got. It's pointless moaning about it now I'm afraid.

How were people not seeing this coning with all the other penny scrounging since the ownership change? It's bizarre it's taken this long.

Don't expect your season ticket to stay in the same price region either if Sir Jim calculates the club can make more money selling less for a higher price
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How do we know who is responsible for this? Glazers or INEOS?

The understanding was that INEOS would be taking responsibility for "footballing decisions".
 
lilcurt said:
The club want to build a "Wembly of the North", looks like they are starting with pricing to reflect that.

The cost after these rises is ridiculous but we already no football and all involved our out of touch. As was mentioned in the MUST statement, they should have issued new shares but it clear the Glazer's want to keep their cake. I must also look at INEOS who in my opinion have been terrible to the staff and fanbase since coming on board.
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Maybe we are the ones who are out of touch :(
 
Some absolute whoppers in this thread. fecking hell, some of the worst posts I've ever seen.

We need to fight this, this is something fans do have the power to fight back on. It's something everyone should be against.
 
I am certain at this point we are going to get hit with another price increase come renewal time, god knows what it will be like if we build a new ground.

I can understand the cries for fighting this but it's their club, it's their rules, if they want to charge £66 a ticket they will do it.

Just don't forget how these billionaires made it to the top, it was by shafting us little folks at every opportunity.
 
It's fecking outrageous.

Anyone defending it is fecking odd.
noodlehair said:
You lot wanted INEOS and the Glazers and so that's what we've got. It's pointless moaning about it now I'm afraid.

How were people not seeing this coning with all the other penny scrounging since the ownership change? It's bizarre it's taken this long.

Don't expect your season ticket to stay in the same price region either if Sir Jim calculates the club can make more money selling less for a higher price
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Can we stop with this narrative.

People didn't fancy the idea of us being owned and controlled by a nation state. Ratcliffe was very much the lesser of three evils last season.
 
Wumminator said:
Some absolute whoppers in this thread. fecking hell, some of the worst posts I've ever seen.

We need to fight this, this is something fans do have the power to fight back on. It's something everyone should be against.
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Of course we should.

The very last ounce of rebellion our fans had was used outside the Lowry Hotel in May 2021.
 
Disgusting and for so little reward too. And that'll be that, they won't go down in price again, this is just the start.

INEOS have made a couple of woeful PR choices so far, this one is an absolute stinker.
 
It really does not make a lot of sense when you look at the (rightfully) negative reactions to this vs what it will actually bring in for the club. So little reward for such an awful act, and probably does pave the way for permanent ticket increases.

INEOS have made some awful PR decisions thus far
 
noodlehair said:
You lot wanted INEOS and the Glazers and so that's what we've got. It's pointless moaning about it now I'm afraid.

How were people not seeing this coning with all the other penny scrounging since the ownership change? It's bizarre it's taken this long.

Don't expect your season ticket to stay in the same price region either if Sir Jim calculates the club can make more money selling less for a higher price
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Folk criticised the glazers left, right and centre.

The one thing the glazers did do well, (I got blasted on here at the time for pointing this out) is keeping more money in fans pockets.

Beer prices, season ticket prices and concessions were all much lower then other clubs.

Folk didn't want hear it and now the new clown has come in and surprise, surprise....

Glazers made many mistakes I don't dispute, but they weren't as bad as some made out either.
 
noodlehair said:
You lot wanted INEOS and the Glazers and so that's what we've got. It's pointless moaning about it now I'm afraid.

How were people not seeing this coning with all the other penny scrounging since the ownership change? It's bizarre it's taken this long.

Don't expect your season ticket to stay in the same price region either if Sir Jim calculates the club can make more money selling less for a higher price
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I stopped reading at you lot
 
TheRedDevil2019 said:
Folk criticised the glazers left, right and centre.

The one thing the glazers did do well, (I got blasted on here at the time for pointing this out) is keeping more money in fans pockets.

Beer prices, season ticket prices and concessions were all much lower then other clubs.

Folk didn't want hear it and now the new clown has come in and surprise, surprise....

Glazers made many mistakes I don't dispute, but they weren't as bad as some made out either.
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You're aware Glazers are still a majority owner?
 
Is it possible the club will track back on this decision due to bad reaction by the fans?
 
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I mean, pricing the kids 66 quid just like adults, along with the 66 quid price in itself is completely mental, to say it lightly.
 
Real Name said:
Is it possible the club will track back on this decision due to bad reaction by the fans?
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Yes definitely possible - the club have already uturned on some ticketing issues this season after pushback from MUST/Fans Forum

But even if they do, we can expect similar rises in the summer
 
Yeah, personally I wish a state that would have built our new stadium with slaves and/or beaten women would have been ideal. We could have gotten Conor McGregor in as a club ambassador and all. This club always missed out on the best deals.

Absolute gowls trying to point score over this :lol:. Hurr durr, muh Jassim. feck off.

I'd imagine this is a test to see if they can do the same next year from the get-go. Test the waters job.
 
gaffs said:
I dont understand the reason for the hike. If they have tickets remaining, sell them at season ticket value divided by 19, which is what they have always done.

Why sell for £66? Feels like a money grab.
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Well of course it's a money grab - the club is right on the line of breaching PSR, they have slashed costs all around the club by laying off staff but didnt plan for a big Ten Hag pay off and now need to balance the books to have any transfer budget for the new manager

No idea where they plucked the £66 figure from - I guess it is a nod to the devil himself!



gaffs said:
How do we know who is responsible for this? Glazers or INEOS?

The understanding was that INEOS would be taking responsibility for "footballing decisions".
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Well it's both together ultimately but quite clearly INEOS are behind a huge push to cut costs and generate more revenue all around the club

This is mostly due to years of Glazer mismanagement but also what INEOS do whenever they take over a company

Did you miss them laying off 20% of the staff? All around the club they are making cuts to services

They even cancelled a subsidised post match bus service to Piccadilly station and ticket collections for Euroaways - again it's things that only costs a few £100k a season (so nothing in the grand scheme of players wages etc) but they cut it even though it pisses off a lot of matchgoing fans
 
Is it going to cost more for season ticket holders to forward tickets to members?
 
INEOS is a well-ran business, so they obviously wants to extend that to the club also. They way the club has been ran under Glazers has hardly been sustainable, so not surprised they look at every angle right away. Considering fans aren't contracted to the club (apart from ST holders temporarily), Im not surprised they went that way. Increases like this might mean very little for our short-term finances, but they obviously are setting this in motion in time for it to be the norm/take the sting out of the protests next year. Had a small hope they would stay clear during the rebuilding phase and also while we wait for a new stadium, but alas here we are.
 
With the decade freeze on ticket prices this is hardly a shock. But kids tickets for 66 as well is a bit over the top.
 
Real Name said:
You're aware Glazers are still a majority owner?
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The Glazers seemed to have the common sense for years to placate match-going supporters as much as possible by freezing ticket prices. I don’t want to praise or celebrate the Glazers, but Manchester United tickets, especially season tickets, are miles below current market rates because of decisions made during their reign. I cannot understand why or how they specifically would make this decision now, if they didn’t before.

Jim and the new board will be having to own this one, rightly or wrongly.
 
It's important to remember that the Glazers are still the majority shareholder and owner of the club. Both them and INEOS are responsible for this terrible decision and both should be criticised.

This is a shocking decision, they're milking the fans, it's completely the wrong way to generate funds. The fans are the lifeblood of the club.

The stadium is just going to turn into a tourist graveyard without local influence and identity. The worst thing is I don't think the club care.
 
TMDaines said:
The Glazers seemed to have the common sense for years to placate match-going supporters as much as possible by freezing ticket prices. I don’t want to praise or celebrate the Glazers, but Manchester United tickets, especially season tickets, are miles below current market rates because of decisions made during their reign. I cannot understand why or how they specifically would make this decision now, if they didn’t before.

Jim and the new board will be having to own this one, rightly or wrongly.
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Presumably because the combination of PSR and reckless spending has us in deeper shit, financially, than we have been before now. It’s obviously a horrible way to try and balance the books but that’s the context.
 
I mean INOES have control of sporting operations so not sure where this falls exactly not that it matters in the main.

Can’t fathom some of the posts here clearly trying to mug off match going fans. No wonder there’s a divide in the fanbase.

Idiotic.
 
TheReligion said:
I mean INOES have control of sporting operations so sure where this falls exactly not that it matters in the main.

Can’t fathom some of the posts here clearly trying to mug off match going fans. No wonder there’s a divide in the fanbase.

Idiotic.
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The redundancies were widely attributed to them - and followed their usual model - so I have to assume they at least had a part to play in the decision.
 
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