Fans of Manchester United have called Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his fellow owners to freeze the ticket prices at Old Trafford, amidst the continuous war of the club with seasonal card holders.
Ratcliffe has set up a series of cutbacks since his £ 1.3 billion minority, including disturbing fans by raising prices to £ 66 in the middle of the season and to delete concessions for children and pensioners.
The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) wrote an open letter on Monday to urge Ratcliffe and CO to put an end to the price increases, for fear that there may also be widespread increases in the summer.
Also requires that an important reset of relationships between fans and the club are crucial, and claims that their relationship with fans is currently on a 'low EB'.
The club only called for fears after their answer to Protest Group De 1958 and Fan Coalition FC58, which wrote to United last week and not only encouraged them to freeze the ticket prices of the season, but also consider reducing them.
The United Chiefs insisted on their answer that the club is currently 'a considerable loss every year' – £ 300 million in the last three years – and that they 'have difficult choices to make' to escape from the non -durable financial situation.
Setting up more pressure on the board to freeze the prices must also demand a change in an open letter, which partly read: 'We write to you as representatives of the Manchester United Supporter Community, united in our love for the club and driven by us Collective desire to see Manchester United succeed on and next to the field.
'While taking into account the upcoming decisions about the policy and prices of matching the match ticket, we recommend that you pause and carefully think about the timing, possible consequences and long-term effects of important changes.
'We acknowledge that the club ultimately makes these decisions, but our intention is here to offer honest advice, some of which can be reluctant to deliver your employees to help inform these decisions. We also want to place this on public registration in the form of an open letter to ensure that supporters also understand our position.
'Based on your own public comments, it seems that you have come to the conclusion that ticket prices and policy need an important assessment. However, we are convinced that it is now the worst possible time to make important changes.
'With the team that is already struggling with a low EB on the field and the fan sentiment, we all have to come together to eliminate the performance of the team, not to take a risk of deepening the departments or creating further dissatisfaction. '
Must continue by insisting that the rising ticket prices have a negative effect on 'fan sentiment', 'atmosphere' and 'team performance'.
The Red Devils found a crucial victory against Fulham in Craven Cottage and Triumphing on Sunday with 1-0 over Marco Silva's side to climb to the 12th in the Premier League.
An overwhelming disappointing season so far, Manchester United has brought former manager Erik ten Hag in the Sack Sack and brought Ruben Amorim, who struggled early in his term of office and described his side as possible the 'worst' in the history of the club last week .
On behalf of Red Devils, Chief Executive Omar Berrada and director of fan intervention Rick McGagh, United insisted last week in their explanation that important cutbacks and difficult decision will help the club restore to the top of football.
'We currently make a considerable loss every year – in total more than £ 300 million in the past 3 years. This is not sustainable and if we are not acting now, we are in danger of not complying with the PSR/FFP requirements in the coming years and we influence our ability to compete on the field, “the club wrote.
'We will go back to a positive positive position as soon as possible and we will have to make a number of difficult choices to get there. This included a significant reduction in our workforce and cuts in many specifications in our club.
'This is not all easy, but we believe that it is essential to restore the financial sustainability for the club that will support us if we work to return to the top of English and European football.
'We do not expect fans to come up with all the current shortage – but we have to look at our ticket strategy to ensure that we charge the right amount and offer the right discounts, in our products for our fans.
'As soon as we have an approved strategy and pricing policy for the 25/26 season, we will communicate the details to all fans. At the moment no decisions have been made and the consultation process begins. Until we have a solution, we will not comment on what changes or not for the following season. '
The club's letter concluded by saying: “We are always happy to listen to ideas about ways to grow income, so share all the thoughts you have about this.”
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