'Nothing positive': Paul Scholes slams Sir Jim Ratcliffe as he criticizes 'ridiculous decision'
Paul Scholes insists “nothing positive has happened” at Manchester United since Sir Jim Ratcliffe arrived at the club.
INEOS and its CEO Ratcliffe They became co-owners of manchester united last february and assumed control of its football operations.
However, the Red Devils' performances on and off the field have caused quite a stir since Ratcliffe's arrival.
Under the former boss Erik ten HagUnited finished eighth in the Premier League last season, their lowest finish in the top flight.
Ratcliffe oversaw a surprise contract extension for Ten Hag after the FA Surprised Cup Final city of manchesterjust for fire him in October while the club languished in 14th place with just 11 points from nine games.
Ten Hag was produced after Ratcliffe approved a summer spending spree north of £183m, with a handful of those signings yet to be convinced.
Ratcliffe has also generated a lot of controversy off the field, with a series of layoffs across the board, as well as cuts Christmas bonuses for staff members.
The club is also prepared to cut funding to its charitable armthe Manchester United Foundation.
Ticket prices at Old Trafford have also been raised to £66 per match with no concessions for children or pensioners.
This is an increase on the original prices, which were set at £40 for adults and £25 for children.
The issue of rising ticket prices in the current climate was the topic of discussion on the latest episode of The Overlap fan debate.
Scholes took the opportunity to criticize Ratcliffe and felt that he, and several other key decision makers at other clubs when it comes to ticket prices, “don't care to upset the bear”.
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“I keep coming back to our club and thinking about Jim Ratcliffe,” Scholes said.
“He confesses that he is a fan of Man United, of Failsworth. Once again, I will say, what is he doing?
“If I was a United fan and went to United all the time, nothing positive would happen within the football club. “The team looks average, as the league position would say.
“As I said before, they're not doing anything for the fans. They're making it worse.
“We talk about all these American owners, we have Jim Ratcliffe, who is supposed to be a United fan from Failsworth, an area of Manchester, and he is still raising prices.
“It just shows there's no attention.”
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As co-owner of League Two team salford cityScholes has taken a very different approach when it comes to ticket prices.
Salford is owned by Project 92 Limited, with Red Devils legends Scholes, David Beckham, nicky butt, Ryan GiggsPhil and Gary Neville as well as the Singaporean businessman Peter Lim all involved.
It is true that the operating costs of United and Salford City are very different.
But when it came to ticket prices, Scholes and his former United teammates knew from the start that they wanted to make the Salford City experience “affordable.”
“Look, it's not at the level of these Premier League clubs, we know that,” Scholes said.
“But we know that Salford is not the richest area in and around Manchester, as you will see in the case of Manchester United with the ticket prices. There are some very deprived areas, so we try to make it as affordable as possible.” .
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For the 24/25 League Two season, a fan renewing their season ticket at Salford in their north and south stands would pay £250, which equates to £10.87 per match.
Scholes noted that a number of Salford's League Two rivals “charge £20, £25 to go and see them”, underlining the importance the club places on making it an affordable experience.
“I think that's a big part of what we're trying to do,” Scholes said.
“We could all add money to it to make money and improve our finances so that the losses are not as much as they should be.
“But we chose to give the fans the chance to come and watch. OK, it's League Two, but I still think people will enjoy it.”
