Manchester United's army of loyal fans can feel rightly aggrieved by the club's stance on the distribution of Champions League final tickets.
OK, they only get 25,000 from a total of 86,000 for the clash with Barca at Wembley at the end of the month.
But surely they could have allocated them more fairly?
My understanding is that 8,000 of the 25,000 were immediately handed over to 'corporate fans' - ie the lucky buggers who can afford £50k a season for an 'exec' season ticket.
Surely it would have been fairer to have lumped the 8,000 tickets into a ballot with the remaining 17,000? ie put all 25,000 into a one-off ballot?
Just because the blokes in the boxes have more money doesn't mean they are any more loyal to the club than the bloke who has a £500 season ticket in the Stretford End. Well, does it?
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