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Fifty nine percent of United fans considering giving up their season tickets
March 10th 2010
Virign Money's latest survey shows that 15% plan to give up going to games entirely while another 44% will only buy tickets when it suits them
Manchester United continue to propagate the myth of a substantial waiting list but this is belied by the gaps in the crowd, where matches rarely sell out these days, and their latest emailing advertising campaign trying to persuade people to become One-United members again, with the promise of priority access to season tickets.
Malcolm Clarke, Chairman of the Football Supporters’ Federation, commented:
“Shamefully Manchester United was the only Premier League club that put up their prices for the current season. Every other club froze or reduced them. They also sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid. Huge numbers of United fans are in open revolt against the Glazer family’s huge cash drain on the club. They’re paying the price for the leveraged buy-out in 2005 that has loaded a massive £700 million debt onto United’s books. The Glazer regime has put up ticket prices by half in less than five years. No wonder almost six out of 10 Old Trafford season ticket holders are thinking of not renewing.”
Football Fans’ Census interviewed a representative sample of 3,896 football fans between 5th and 11 February 2010
For further information
Grant Bather, Virgin Money
0207 111 1012
Grant.Bather@virginmoney.com
