Wolves supporters see red at £55 Manchester United tickets
Wolves fans are fuming at being charged up to £55 for the FA Cup replay at Manchester United – as a supporters’ body branded it a ‘rip-off’.
Non-members will have to part with a massive amount of cash – prices set by the hosts – to watch next week’s third-round replay at Old Trafford, between £45 and £55.
Even Wolves season ticket-holders could have to pay as much as £47. Wolves – who have an allocation of 3,048 – charged United supporters a maximum of £35 for the 0-0 draw at Molineux last weekend.
Russ Evers, of Hatherton Wolves, said: “For the first time ever, I have had to stop to think about going to a Wolves game.
"I find out the cheapest tickets are £37, so, with travel, another £100 evening out for a game between two weakened sides, less than 10 days before we visit Old Trafford again in the league.
“But it’s Wolves and its the FA Cup, so I am £100 light.”
The Premier League has capped the price of away tickets at £30, but with this being the FA Cup, there are no rules to prevent United from setting the prices so high.
Avid Wolves fan Matt Cooper said: “It’s nothing short of ridiculous. To charge some fans £55 to watch what will probably be two weakened sides is astonishing.
“Considering Wolves play there in the league a couple of weeks later, I can’t see many making the trip. I would like to see fans boycott the trip or Wolves even refuse the allocation, but neither will happen.
“Surely there should be a cap introduced for away tickets in the FA Cup, just like in the league?”
Supporter Rob Cartwright, meanwhile, insists the prices are double than what he expected.
“I think these prices are well over the top, especially considering the number of games both clubs have played over the Christmas period,” he said.
“I expected adult tickets to be around £20 to £25 for the replay, and some allocated to away fans are double this.”
Clive Smith added: “Let’s hope our club never behaves in this manner.”
Both clubs used to have to agree on ticket prices, but that changed in 2017.
The Football Supporters’ Association told the Express & Star: “After a successful FSA campaign, Premier League clubs agreed to a £30 cap for away fans but when it comes to other competitions clubs are too quick to disregard that principle.
“This isn’t a Premier League game, but we don’t see why the FA Cup should be used as an excuse to bump up costs and rip off match-going fans. Keep the FA Cup affordable.”
