tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post5258846446222947647..comments2023-10-30T10:30:06.191+00:00Comments on Cheer Up Alan Shearer: Wayne Rooney for Manchester United (v AC MIlan), 24 April 2007LBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234702470107953581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-10737467517270702072007-07-17T18:38:00.000+01:002007-07-17T18:38:00.000+01:00Mosher - thanks for your comment. The brilliant t...Mosher - thanks for your comment. The brilliant thing is that I got a holding letter saying "under the terms of the Club Charter you'll receive a reply within 14 days". What b*llocks.<BR/><BR/>Your last point is great - I have had much more fun watching FC United (for £7 a ticket, standing, eating decent pies) than I have in recent years at Old Trafford.<BR/><BR/>Clare - hello and thanks for commenting! Rovers is a place I really like to go (my ex-in-laws were Rovers fans and so I went to Ewood a fair bit). Of all the "big" clubs I have ever been to, that place has by a country mile the most family feel. <BR/><BR/>I'm dubious about this season ticket thing also as they basically sent out an open invitation last year to members to take up a season ticket. But with all these things it's take literally thousands to hand their tickets back before they'd even bat an eyelid.<BR/><BR/>Weenie - the irony is that 76,000 or so of us don't give a flying toss whether we're the richest club in the world or not. Our most popular player (Solksjaer)over the last 10 years didn't cost tens of millions of pounds, he cost £1.5million. The cost of players doesn't excite the fans, the cost of burgers incenses them. Considering the money United receive from their merchandising, sponsorship and TV, fleecing punters for cup seats is as petty as it is incendiary.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234702470107953581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-86503080629420321212007-07-17T17:48:00.000+01:002007-07-17T17:48:00.000+01:00The richest club in the world wants to stay that w...The richest club in the world wants to stay that way and in order to do so, they must rip off fans. Madness.weeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602950445306813601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-75712079788549268062007-07-16T22:08:00.000+01:002007-07-16T22:08:00.000+01:00As a Rovers fan I think we are very lucky (althoug...As a Rovers fan I think we are very lucky (although you may disagree!). This year my season ticket has gone down to £300 and match day tickets have gone down to £15-£20. <BR/>We also have a chief exec who is quite happy to meet with any fan over any issues about Rovers. He's even on one occasion arranged for a member of the Walker Trust to fly over from Jersey to meet with a fan!<BR/><BR/>With regards to Man U, I think the cup ticket scheme is rediculous! I know quite a few people who have given up their season tickets because of it. Also, I'm a bit sceptical as to their claims of '14,000' people on the waiting list beacuse as far as I am aware didn't the waiting list go last season? My mate got a letter from Man U asking him to buy a season ticket....if they still had a waiting list why would they be sending out letters such as these?<BR/><BR/>I would also suggest contacting <A HREF="www.imusa.org" REL="nofollow">IMUSA</A> as they will probably be having some action against this rule too.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164939406752697407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-67158695962036904952007-07-15T15:49:00.000+01:002007-07-15T15:49:00.000+01:00Contractually obliged as I am to hate Man U (Toon ...Contractually obliged as I am to hate Man U (Toon fan), I can't help but agree with everything you've said. If it's any support, NUFC are just as abysmal when it comes to replying to fans' letters as are Boro.<BR/><BR/>I've emailed and snail-mailed both in the past relating to their policies on standing, smoking in the stands, racist abuse (hurled by my own fans), help with charity events... and never once had even a cursory response. Bear in mind that Newcastle were still trying to shift "half-season" tickets in January so they don't even have the excuse of an excess demand any more.<BR/><BR/>In March last year I left the UK to go traveling. I've been gone 16 months now, caught maybe 6 matches on TV in a year and - frankly - don't miss the live stuff at all. Over the last few seasons I felt more like a cash cow and less like a supporter. I still love my club, I still have the tattoo and I still want them to win everything under the sun.<BR/><BR/>But I'd rather go and watch Gateshead play live.Mosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374548021605224698noreply@blogger.com