Man Utd feeling the pinch financially……?

Dodger said:
You are clearly not trying hard enough to get a ticket then.
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Ok, I can pay over the odds to a tout, or I can buy tickets to league cup games, but most premiership games are sold out. Yes, on telly you see empty seats, but they were never up for sale to the general public.

I could pay to be a red or silver member of arsenal and get first dibs at returned season tickets, so yes, I could try harder, so I guess you are right. It's not like it used to be though, and who really wants to spend 100 odd on a game of footy?
 
An old news, nothing story. They have been operating this system for years. It doesn't make it right, but nothing new.
 
murphthemog said:
Well, that rules out 19 premiership teams then, especially arsenal, who have won zip for 9 years, and I still can't get a ticket!
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Me too , my mate is a silver member so he can get them, I watch Blackburn in the cup last year and Coventry this year , but at 100 quid you are right , could be 3 green fees at decent courses , only bonus is I get free train travel so if you add that to mach fee its over 150 quid
 
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United have always done it.
When I had my season ticket, I had to buy all extra games (champions league, fa cup, carling cup and even the europa league when we went in to it in the 11/12 season). Each game was 37 quid on top of the 700 quid I paid for the season ticket, and if you were to opt out, you weren't allowed to apply for away games and were not guaranteed a ticket for later games in the cup comps (e.g. the semi final).
It is ridiculous. Plus 1/3 of away tickets go to corporate anyway which is also a joke.
 
jak kez 187 said:
United have always done it.
When I had my season ticket, I had to buy all extra games (champions league, fa cup, carling cup and even the europa league when we went in to it in the 11/12 season). Each game was 37 quid on top of the 700 quid I paid for the season ticket, and if you were to opt out, you weren't allowed to apply for away games and were not guaranteed a ticket for later games in the cup comps (e.g. the semi final).
It is ridiculous. Plus 1/3 of away tickets go to corporate anyway which is also a joke.
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oh no you didn't the Europa league was excluded, for the 2 rounds we were in it.
 
pbrown7582 said:
oh no you didn't the Europa league was excluded, for the 2 rounds we were in it.
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Genuine question - how do you feel about Man U considering lining up loads of friendlies around the world, if they dont get into Europe next season, to be played in the CL/Europa weeks?

Id be galled if my team did, ok it would bring lots of money in, but with the team travelling all over the shop, surely they would limit their chances of getting back into the CL for the following season.
 
Liverbirdie said:
Genuine question - how do you feel about Man U considering lining up loads of friendlies around the world, if they dont get into Europe next season, to be played in the CL/Europa weeks?

Id be galled if my team did, ok it would bring lots of money in, but with the team travelling all over the shop, surely they would limit their chances of getting back into the CL for the following season.
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Cant see how they can get loads of friendlies arranged all the top opposition will be playing in the top comps.
Not convinced it will rake in loads of money either as they milk an awful lot in pre season, in fact its possibly more appealing to miss the Europa league spots so the planned US tour in july/august can go ahead.
I wont be going to watch any. As you say it will hamper the season and cause unnecessary disruption to training schedules etc.
I also cannot see the FA ratifying such games as it will have an effect on all PL clubs, a complex payment agreement with UEFA forbids any fixtures from the top league/FA cup in these weeks.
They problem being when your finances are built like a house of cards and the bottom layer is removed you have a big problem.
with financial fair play and the lack of CL football next year the futures not so bright.
 
Liverbirdie said:
Genuine question - how do you feel about Man U considering lining up loads of friendlies around the world, if they dont get into Europe next season, to be played in the CL/Europa weeks?

Id be galled if my team did, ok it would bring lots of money in, but with the team travelling all over the shop, surely they would limit their chances of getting back into the CL for the following season.
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Think it's a terrible idea.
Take liverpool this season for example, they play no mid week football and their team looks fresh as anything on a weekend.
No europe would be a huge nightmare for us financially and trying to sign top players, but hopefully it would give us more of a chance of getting champions league football again the next season, because lets face it the way it's going we need all the help we can get...and I don't think a bunch of mid week freindlies is going to help one bit.
 
pbrown7582 said:
Cant see how they can get loads of friendlies arranged all the top opposition will be playing in the top comps.
Not convinced it will rake in loads of money either as they milk an awful lot in pre season, in fact its possibly more appealing to miss the Europa league spots so the planned US tour in july/august can go ahead.
I wont be going to watch any. As you say it will hamper the season and cause unnecessary disruption to training schedules etc.
I also cannot see the FA ratifying such games as it will have an effect on all PL clubs, a complex payment agreement with UEFA forbids any fixtures from the top league/FA cup in these weeks.
They problem being when your finances are built like a house of cards and the bottom layer is removed you have a big problem.
with financial fair play and the lack of CL football next year the futures not so bright.
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From what I read, it may be a game in Dubai or somewhere(whoever pays the highest I presume). The players would be knackered though.

jak kez 187 said:
Think it's a terrible idea.
Take liverpool this season for example, they play no mid week football and their team looks fresh as anything on a weekend.
No europe would be a huge nightmare for us financially and trying to sign top players, but hopefully it would give us more of a chance of getting champions league football again the next season, because lets face it the way it's going we need all the help we can get...and I don't think a bunch of mid week freindlies is going to help one bit.
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Yes, it has been a big advantage not being in Europe, not that I'd always want it like that though. With the amount of youngsters we've been playing/bringing through under Rodgers, the Europa is a good testing ground and works for us, not so much yourselves though.
 
This myth that Liverpool are fresh for every game annoys me. Utd, City, Chelsea and to a certain extent Arsenal have large CL squads and rotate. We use the same players week in week out. The only unsettled area of our team is defence,. Guess which is our weakest area...
 
Joff said:
This myth that Liverpool are fresh for every game annoys me. Utd, City, Chelsea and to a certain extent Arsenal have large CL squads and rotate. We use the same players week in week out. The only unsettled area of our team is defence,. Guess which is our weakest area...
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In general the clubs you've mentioned have a core that have all played the same making. Generally they all have a keeper, cb, two midfielders and a stiker that have played around 2250 minutes in the league. So whilst fringe may be rotated. Unless the big clubs never play these players in cl then big clubs players do play more. Also, Liverpool hardly have a small squad.
 
Joff said:
This myth that Liverpool are fresh for every game annoys me. Utd, City, Chelsea and to a certain extent Arsenal have large CL squads and rotate. We use the same players week in week out. The only unsettled area of our team is defence,. Guess which is our weakest area...
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well your main striker has got to be fresher than most he had 25% of the season off...... :D
 
Joff said:
This myth that Liverpool are fresh for every game annoys me. Utd, City, Chelsea and to a certain extent Arsenal have large CL squads and rotate. We use the same players week in week out. The only unsettled area of our team is defence,. Guess which is our weakest area...
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Have to disagree. How you can say your team doesn't benefit from playing in nothing else but league games is a bit naive.
And i'd rather have a stable starting 11 then having to chop and change every game to rest players. Squad rotation may be more common at the teams you mention, but there is still a core of players who the team is based around who play the majority of the games.
 
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