Angry Paul Scholes slams Manchester United owners over 'ridiculous' decision

Paul Scholes has slammed Sir Jim Ratcliffe and claimed he has done nothing positive since taking over at Manchester United.

Ratcliffe and his INEOS team have been in control of United for nearly a year, but have presided over a series of disastrous and controversial decisions.

United are currently 13th in the Premier League table, with Scholes furious at the way Ratcliffe and his team have acted in terms of decisions – on and off the pitch.

From keeping Erik ten Hag in the summer, only to sack him 14 games into the new season, to sacking 250 staff and raising minimum ticket prices to £66, Scholes said Radcliffe and his team have been a disaster for United.

“They have been in charge [of Manchester United] for nearly a year now and everything is still negative,” said Scholes. “I can’t think of something positive that they’ve done for the football club.

“Things are getting worse on the football pitch so couldn’t they have just said that they’d do cheaper tickets – couldn’t they just give us something positive. How can you ask Manchester United fans to pay more money with what’s on the football pitch.

“£66 for a ticket is ridiculous. If you think of Manchester, there are so many deprived areas and Sir Jim Ratcliffe himself is from Failsworth – which is a deprived area. If you take one kid with you, that’s £120, if you take a family, you’re looking at £300-400 – it’s not right.”

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“Where do these owners get the front to put ticket prices up? For the value – we’re probably having our worst ever Premier League season and they’ve got the cheek to put the prices up.”

Scholes claimed Ratcliffe has done nothing positive for United since taking over, claiming the current side is average at best, which cannot justify the huge hike in the price of a ticket.

“There is nothing positive happening with that football club,” said Scholes. “The team look bang average. They’re not doing anything for fans.

“If we’ve got Sir Jim Ratcliffe, compared to all these American owners, who’s been a United fan since growing up in an area in Manchester – he’s still hiking prices up. It just shows that they don’t care.”

*Paul Scholes was speaking on The Overlap Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet

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