Supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers have fumed following some ticket news for the FA Cup replay against Manchester United.
On Monday, Tim Spiers relayed the information that the Molineux faithful were set to pay £37-£47 at the very least for an adult ticket, with prices rising as high as £55 for non-members (per Tim Spiers), which caused outrage.
Ridiculous prices for the Man United replay (date TBC) which will most likely be a reserve game and surely on TV. Allocation won’t be increased, fyi.
Prices set by Man Utd, Wolves have no say.
Oh and last midweek train back to Wolvo is 10.07pm. pic.twitter.com/F291xnVNzk
— Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) January 6, 2020
£55 is ludicrous for an FA Cup ticket
— Matthew Boden (@MrMattBoden1997) January 6, 2020
Wouldn’t mind if they United were a big club.
— (@Greggaz73) January 6, 2020
Looks like I’ll be saving my money not paying that
— Pinhead1000 (@Pinhead1210) January 6, 2020
Should more be done in sport to prevent ridiculous entry fees?Yes, it's unaffordable and out of hand
No, they can charge how much they like |
The tie is set to head to replay at Old Trafford following the 0-0 draw between the pair at Molineux on Saturday night (per BBC).
With the first tie offering less than exciting viewing to supporters, their inclination to fork out as much as £55 for a ticket to the replay was, understandably, weak.
Working man’s game eh!
— Kod (@Kod1978) January 6, 2020
tbh if it were £10 a ticket i wouldnt go. far too much hassle.
— Pete (@IamprobablyPete) January 6, 2020
Utd trying to get every penny out of the cup , joke !!!
— Harper (@hrp23harper) January 6, 2020
You have to reflect on if you’d paid that for the first match would you feel it was value for money…
— Doe_No27 (@doeno27) January 6, 2020
What do we think?
To expect supporters of either side to pay as much as £55 for an adult ticket for a replay of an FA Cup third-round tie is extortionate and ridiculous.
Yes, something is worth what someone is willing to pay for it and it is likely that Wolves will sell out their 3,048 allocation, but fans are not cattle and they should not have to put up with such ridiculous entry fees.