Man U Fans Face Final Frustration

[Nebraska Red]

Thu 23 Feb, 8:09 PM

 

 

Thousands of Manchester United fans who have bought and paid for valid tickets for this weekend's Carling Cup Final could be prevented from entering the Millennium Stadium.

 

PA Sport has been alerted to a problem created by a four-week backlog of mail which has arisen following the wildcat postal strike in Belfast which ended last week.

 

With the Royal Mail refusing to pay staff overtime to clear the backlog, many Northern Ireland-based United fans will not have their tickets delivered in time for Sunday's encounter with Wigan.

 

Strenuous attempts have been made by the Football League to persuade the Millennium Stadium to relax their rule not to issue duplicate tickets, but so far to no avail.

 

United are equally anxious for a solution to be found, knowing their Ulster-based support is both large in number and traditionally very loyal.

 

Millennium Stadium officials say their policy is based on security concerns.

 

That has not gone down well with the Football League or United, who feel not enough effort has been made to find a compromise solution.

 

United are refusing to get involved in a public slanging match over the issue but are doing all they can to resolve a situation which they estimate will affect well over a thousand fans.

 

"We fully appreciate the concerns of our fans, and are very sympathetic towards them, but the situation is out of our hands," said a United spokesman.

 

"It is the Millennium Stadium authorities in Cardiff who will not issue duplicate tickets."

 

It is an absolute travesty, just think of all the prawn sarnies that will go to waste. Too bad , so sad, never mind.[i

 

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Edited February 24, 2006 by nebraska red

[fyds]

Prorn sornies, so they are, surely?

[Scally the Wag]

Can't think how I'd react if I was on the wrong end of something like this...

 

Well, I can, but I don't want to believe that I'd be quite so primitive...

[Tones]

Been waiting 3 or 4 weeks on stuff being delivered here in Belfast. They have been back to work ove a week now and i still havent received any post. Id say they have no chance of getting their tickets.

[Ostrich Man]

It is an absolute travesty, just think of all the prawn sarnies that will go to waste. Too bad , so sad, never mind.[i

 

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you never fully understood the prawn sarnies jibe by keane did you....get someone to explain it to you sometime.