Paul Scholes has criticised Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe.
Britain's "Mirror" reported on the 7th (Korea Standard Time) that "Manchester United legend Scholes fiercely criticized Jim Ratcliffe and insisted that he did nothing positive after taking over at Manchester United."
There was a big change in Manchester United during the last season. Ineos, whose chairman is the British billionaire Ratcliffe, has acquired 25% of Manchester United's shares. At the same time, Ratcliffe has decided to invest an additional $300 million (about KRW 436.3 billion) in Manchester United.
Ratcliffe is looking to change Manchester United, which have repeatedly been sluggish in recent years. He has consistently cut spending on the club as part of a plan, but he has come under immense criticism for his unreasonable methods. Already, 250 employees have been made redundant, and they are not providing work lunch boxes for them.
He even fired Alex Ferguson who is a symbol of Manchester United. Ferguson has been serving as a global ambassador for Manchester United since his retirement in 2013. He has been paid about 3.8 billion won (approx. This was also due to cost cuts. 안전놀이터
This is not the end. According to Give Me Sports in the U.K., Manchester United has donated 40,000 pounds per year to the association of players who have played for past teams. Through this, the organization has supported around 300 former players including legendary players such as Brian Robson and Dennis Irwin. However, the donation has been suspended.
Manchester United's situation has not improved much either. Manchester United is 13th in the league with six wins, five draws and nine losses in the Premier League this season. Recently, the team has started to change the atmosphere through the appointment of Ruben Amorim, but the effect is not fast.
Scholes complained, "They've been in charge (of Manchester United) for almost a year, but everything is still negative. I can't think of anything positive that they did for the club. Couldn't they have said they would sell tickets cheaper when things are getting worse on the pitch?"
He continued, "How can I ask Manchester United fans to pay more for tickets? It's ridiculous that a ticket costs £66 (about 120,000 won). Manchester has a lot of slums. Ratcliffe is also from the slums of Failsworth."
Scholes pointed out that tickets are too expensive. "It costs 120 pounds (about 220,000 won) for a child and 300 to 400 pounds (about 540,000 won to 720,000 won) for a family member. It is not right. Where does the owner get information to raise the price of his ticket?" he said.
"We're probably having the worst Premier League season ever. But they have the audacity to raise prices," he said. "There's nothing positive going on with this club. We're not doing anything for the fans."
Scholes added: "Ratcliffe, who was a Manchester United fan growing up in a part of Manchester, is still raising prices compared to his American owners. This shows he doesn't care about the fans at all."