Glazer’s cup final cutbacks anger United players
Posted in News on Friday March 17th, 2006 12:31pm
Daniel Taylor in The Guardian:
Malcolm Glazer’s commitment to making financial cutbacks at Manchester United has extended to the club’s squad, after it emerged last night that some of Sir Alex Ferguson’s fringe players had to pay £72 each for tickets to watch the Carling Cup final. Several directors, scouts, coaches and senior staff also had to dip into their own pockets after a Glazer-inspired decision which has provoked condemnation throughout Old Trafford, particularly in the dressing room.
Glazer’s edict meant that any player or coach who was not directly involved with Ferguson’s first-team squad had the choice of buying the most expensive ticket available in the Millennium Stadium or missing the match. As one example, Richie Jones is understood to have been charged despite playing in earlier rounds against Barnet, West Bromwich and Birmingham.
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