Scholes rips into Ratcliffe for 'RIDICULOUS' Man Utd decision

Cameron Smith

Updated: 7 Jan 2025 16:27 GMT
3 min read

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has slammed Sir Jim Ratcliffe and claimed that “nothing positive” has happened since his arrival.

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Ratcliffe and his INEOS team purchased a minority stake at Old Trafford in late 2023, with the English billionaire taking control of all footballing operations at the club.

Ratcliffe made the controversial decision to hand Erik ten Hag a new contract following Man Utd’s triumph in the FA Cup final and he heavily backed the Dutchman in the transfer market, spending over €210 million on five players during the 2024 summer window.

However, Ten Hag was sacked in late October and Man Utd now sit in 13th place in the Premier League table, 13 points behind Chelsea in fourth.

During a discussion on The Overlap Fan Debate, Scholes ripped into Ratcliffe, with a particular focus on a recent increase in ticket prices.

What has been said?

“They [INEOS] have been in charge for nearly a year now and everything is still negative,” Scholes admitted. “I can’t think of something positive that they’ve done for the football club.

“Things are getting worse on the football pitch so couldn’t they have just said that they’d do cheaper tickets? Couldn’t they just give us something positive? How can you ask Manchester United fans to pay more money with what’s on the football pitch?

“£66 for a ticket is ridiculous. If you think of Manchester, there are so many deprived areas and Sir Jim Ratcliffe himself is from Failsworth - which is a deprived area. If you take one kid with you, that’s £120, if you take a family, you’re looking at £300-400 - it’s not right.

“Where do these owners get the front to put ticket prices up? For the value - we’re probably having our worst ever Premier League season and they’ve got the cheek to put the prices up.

“There is nothing positive happening with that football club,” Scholes added. “The team look bang average. They’re not doing anything for fans.”