United fans see red over ‘ticket tax’

IRATE Manchester United supporters have accused the club of fleecing fans by widening a three percent ‘ticket tax’ to all match-day applications.

On Friday, Old Trafford officials scrapped the controversial levy, which applies to all credit and debit card payments, for season ticket renewals, a move which cost them £150,000.

However, yesterday supporters learned the provision for postal applications for one-off tickets had been abolished, forcing members to enter the usual ballot by making their applications either over the phone or the internet.

United officials have defended the move, insisting the time taken to process postal applications did not make it cost effective and they rejected claims they will make more money through the new scheme.

It is estimated the club will make ‘less than £40,000’ from the abolition of the postal applications, with fewer than 3,000 of Old Trafford’s 67,500 seats being sold by the method.