Gary Neville has been engaged by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS as part of the project team thinking big about a “Wembley in the North”. Neville has spent the last few years lashing out at inept club owners and tame and overpaid players. Now the United legend himself is part of the inner circle and is probably holding back a little on the expressions of power. Friend Paul Scholes sees no reason to hold back in his criticism of Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
“They have been in power for almost a year now and everything is still negative. I can’t think of anything positive they have done for the club. There is nothing positive happening at that club, the team looks completely mediocre. They don’t do anything for the fans,” Scholes begins on The Overlap.
If there is one thing Scholes reacts strongly to off the pitch, it is the decision to increase the prices of non-pre-sold tickets sharply.
“If we have Sir Jim Ratcliffe, compared to all these American owners, who has been a United fan since he grew up in an area of Manchester, then he is still raising prices. It just shows that they don’t care. Things are getting worse on the football field, so couldn’t they just say that they would lower ticket prices? Couldn’t they just give us something positive? How can you ask Manchester United supporters to pay more money for what is now on the football pitch?, says an enthusiastic United legend.
“£66 for a ticket is ridiculous. If you think of Manchester, there are so many poor areas, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe himself is from Failsworth, which is a poor area. If you’re going to bring one kid, it’s 120 pounds. If you’re bringing your family, it’s 300-400 pounds. It shouldn’t be like that,” grumbles Scholes.
“Where do these owners get the courage to raise ticket prices?” For the value we’re getting, we’re probably having our worst Premier League season ever, and yet they have the audacity to increase prices,” says a very provoked Scholes.
