MANCHESTER UNITED fans piled X-rated abuse on Sir Jim Ratcliffe after spotting him at Fulham. United 's minority owner was even compared to the Glazers' hated regime before him in the rudest chant of all. Ratcliffe , Britain's richest man, angered supporters last month by raising Old Trafford ticket prices to £66.
And he arguably made things worse with the club's following by insisting United should not charge less than Premier League rivals like...
Fulham . So when he was picked out in the Red Devils' scrappy 1-0 win at Craven Cottage, he faced brutal verbal abuse from away supporters. A chant rang out of “Jim Ratcliffe’s a c**t, Jim Ratcliffe’s a c**t - just like the Glazers, Jim Ratcliffe’s a c**t”.
Fans had been desperate for Ratcliffe and his Ineos company to take over from the Glazers, which they finally did in December 2023. But recent cut-backs off the pitch have helped send relations between Ratcliffe and supporters plummeting. And observers online appeared to back the hostile reaction he received in west London on Sunday evening.
One responded: "Best away fans in the country." JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS "Beautiful scenes," added a second, while a third was gleeful that the chanting took place "while he’s there too." Ruben Amorim 's men clawed their way up to 12th via a wickedly-deflected winner from Lisandro Martínez on 78 minutes.
But for many fans the bigger picture is the rising costs back at Old Trafford. United say the changes will put the cl.
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