PRICE HIKES ANNOUNCED

Last updated : 26 April 2007 By Editor

The biggest increases are in the lower tiers of the North and South Stands, which will rise from £665 to £722, while the most expensive seats in the stadium are the upper tier of both stands, which rise over 12% to £836.

All season ticket holders not currently a member of the club's automatic cup scheme, which forces fans to buy tickets for cup games whether they intend to watch the game or not, will be required to join.

Junior tickets in the Family Stand will be frozen at £190, while all junior tickets in other sections of the stadium will be £10, a 48.7% reduction. [A bit of window dressing as IMUSA have described].

Over 65s will pay £20 or half the cost of an adult ticket in the appropriate section of the stadium, whichever is the lower.


Mark Longden, chairman of the IMUSA:

"Clearly, it flies in the face of the thinking all over the country, from Bolton to the Emirates [Arsenal].

''They have all frozen prices and in some cases reduced them.

"It's just slightly strange with the new money that is coming in from the TV deal - the club is getting £30 extra per seat across the board for the next three years.

"For every person that goes through the turnstile they could give them £30 back and not be any worse off, so surely there must be some scope for reducing prices or at least freezing them.

"There is absolutely no justification for putting prices up.

"If they are tying tickets to going in the automatic cup scheme, that is going to be a step too far for a lot of people at Old Trafford.

"Every time there is a price rise people don't renew but they seem to be able to find new people to fill those seats - but whether that happens this time remains to be seen."

PS. A £45 seat on Tuesday night was priced at £28 two years ago. How much next year?

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