Monday, January 14, 2013
LINESMAN tells Manchester City players to go over and thank the club's travelling fans for attending
The row over Emirates Stadium ticket prices took a new
turn yesterday, following City's 2-0 victory over Arsenal, television footage shows game
official John Brooks telling City's players Joe Hart and Joleon Lescott:
"They've paid 62 quid over there, go and see them." as they exchanged
handshakes following the final whistle.
City returned 912 unsold tickets priced at £62 each for
their Barclays Premier League clash and the fans that did attend made their
feelings clear as they held banners before kickoff protesting at the prices.
Earlier on, Premier League's chief executive, Richard
Scudamore expressed some sympathy towards City's fans for not taking up their
full ticket allocation, he also stated that efforts are being made to keep ticket prices
affordable- "I think they are sending Arsenal
Football Club a very clear message… Arsenal have clearly made a judgment and I
think the Man City fans, in fairness, have done what they should do if they
think it is too much and not turned up. It does make people think again and
that is actually what the market should do." –Scudamore.
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