A Seat at Old Trafford is Gonna Cost You More (and More etc. etc.)
By: Nick | April 25th, 2007
As fans celebrated last night’s thriller at Old Trafford, the powers that be (the Glazers) dropped a minor bombshell this morning that the cost of sitting down to watch United is about to rise. Nice timing. No doubt they hoped this news would be buried firmly beneath the Wayne Rooney headlines.
While certain fans rightly grumble about yet more fleecing by the club, others will gladly choose to grudgingly accept their fate. The reality is that for every fan unwilling to pay a higher price to watch the team — there are likely five others waiting and willing to do so. The Glazers know this, hence the hefty price increase. Such is the popularity of the club today (sigh).
This doesn’t make it right however. But sadly, the club’s large debt requires sacrifice. Albeit fan sacrifice. Then there’s Ronaldo’s pay raise to finance…
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