~~ Pretty interesting to see Fulham utilize Twitter to pass on this information….
via Guardian
Fulham have complained to the FA about United offering a £5 discount on tickets sold to members for Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Old Trafford. The FA has written to United for an explanation and asked the club to suspend ticket sales until the matter is resolved.
According to FA rules, each club is due 45% of all ticket sales for a match at this stage of the competition. Fulham wrote in a tweet on their official feed: “Fulham Football Club has contacted the FA to complain about Man United discounting FA Cup match tickets for their fans.”
More Explanation Of Fulham’s Complaint via Twitter Over Manchester United’s FA Cup Ticket Prices after the Jump……
The clubs had agreed a price for all tickets – as is the practice for FA Cup games – and decided on £45. But United have since offered a discount to members; although FA regulations allow clubs to offer a discount, Fulham’s stance is that this must be agreed with the opponents for the respective match. The club were not asked and would not have given permission because they do not want their fans to have to pay more than some home supporters.
However, it is understood that since United offered a similar discount for last week’s third-round replay with West Ham and also do so for Capital One Cup games, they are comfortable with repeating the procedure for Fulham’s visit.
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