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Ratcliffe ‘doesn't care’ about the fans
Scholes blasts Man United's fossil fuel billionaire owner for hiking up ticket prices
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos CEO and minority shareholder at Manchester United (centre) in the stands during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, December 15, 2024

PAUL SCHOLES says Sir Jim Ratcliffe has done “nothing positive” during his first year at Manchester United and believes ticket price increases show he does not care about the fans.

Ineos chairman Ratcliffe, the 72-year-old local-born billionaire who became minority shareholder of the Premier League club at the start of 2024, has defended the need to make “difficult and unpopular decisions” at Old Trafford.

This includes the controversial mid-season call to raise ticket prices to £66 per match without concessions for children or pensioners — a decision which United fans protested against before last month’s home fixture with Everton.

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