Steffan Powell, Sian Vivian & Ben Summer BBC Wales Investigates Getty Images Tickets for Oasis’s reunion tour were being listed on resale websites for more than £6,000 – about 40 times the face value – when they went on sale in August Ticket touts are employing teams of workers to bulk-buy tickets for the UK’s...
Despite the anti-climax of this performance, it capped a superb season for Newcastle and their inspirational manager Howe. The start to their campaign was overshadowed by financial uncertainly as Howe became a reluctant seller to avoid the club breaking profit and sustainability rules. It has ended in glory, with the estimated £100m riches of the...
The decisions come after a series of cost-cutting measures at the club which have included redundancies and the removal of free lunches for staff. In addition, it has been established if United win, their intention is to celebrate by holding a barbeque at the club’s Carrington training ground. Tottenham are yet to announce their plans...
Steven McIntosh Culture reporter Getty Images The co-chairs of this year’s Met Gala include Lewis Hamilton (pictured), Pharrell Williams and LeBron James The biggest names in entertainment are gearing up to celebrate menswear and black style at Monday’s Met Gala, the fashion industry’s biggest night of the year. Pharrell Williams and Lewis Hamilton are among...
Manchester City fans are planning further protests over what they say is the club’s refusal to increase the number of season ticket-holders. Despite winning the last four Premier League titles and recovering this season to third position, there is discontent among some supporters. A group staged a second protest this month before their win over...
Dundee United will strongly argue their case after Celtic contacted the SPFL regarding an alleged pricing discrepancy for their visit to Tannadice next weekend. (The Courier – subscription), external Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack says the club are spending “quite a few million” on extending training ground facilities, which will include an indoor pitch. (The Herald...
Two police officers have been banned from serving after breaching honesty and integrity standards over a speeding ticket. Sgt Harjit Singh, 48, and former PC Samuel Mitchell, 28, from West Mercia Police, were found guilty of gross misconduct and barred following a police conduct hearing on Thursday. Mitchell had been driving a marked police vehicle...
“The club would like to thank City Matters representatives for the feedback they provide on a range of topics relating to ticketing, and for sharing a broad range of perspectives from the fans they represent,” said City. The announcement follows further fan criticism for agreeing a global partnership with third-party ticket resale site Viagogo –...
The groups have asked supporters to boycott the opening nine minutes of City’s Premier League match against Leicester City on 2 April and remain on the stadium concourse to demonstrate that “football without fans is nothing”. The statement claims that City are yet to respond to the open letter signed by seven City supporter groups...
Wilkinson has previously said Wales is “culturally behind” when it comes to supporting the women’s team. And she insists she will continue to make that point with Wales men’s team regularly selling out Cardiff City Stadium and with over 2,000 fans making the trip to North Macedonia to watch Craig Bellamy’s side in World Cup...
Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has asked the Premier League to “act and investigate” co-owner Todd Boehly’s involvement in ticket reselling website Vivid Seats. In an open letter to the league’s chief executive Richard Masters, the group reiterates a past complaint that Boehly’s involvement in Vivid Seats as a director and investor – while also owning a...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Oasis’s reunion tour is set to kick off in Cardiff, Wales, this July Ticketmaster “may have misled Oasis fans” with unclear pricing when it put their reunion tour on sale last year, the UK’s competition watchdog has said. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the company may have...
A Manchester United fan group says the season ticket price rises faced by some of the club’s older supporters are “a total disgrace”. United announced on Monday that most prices will increase by about 5% for the third successive year, with a price freeze for under-16s, but some senior citizens face bigger hikes. A 50%...
Manchester United season ticket prices will increase by about 5% for the third successive year as the club aims to become financially sustainable. The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) says that the increase is “less than many feared” and there has been a price freeze for under-16s. But MUST says United fans have “expressed their...