IF this is true, this is shameful. I hope the club have something special in mind to make it up to this lad and his family.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ite-500-mile-round-trip-brother-s-ticket.html
What's the issue? His ticket wasnt valid. The father and daily mail spin regarding the lad being in a wheelchair is fishing for sympathy. Sorry but the dads at fault entirely.
Typical press headline. United have one of the best, and probably THE best, in the prem for disabled fans. Maybe a bit of sensible pre planning by the supporters club or the dad could have avoided the problem
Was about to say exactly the same thing. The kid can walk, so if his ticket was valid, he could have watched the match. The issue wasnt really the wheelchair, just that he had a dodgy ticket......nothing wrong here imo.
Such a stupid article, typical ABU article really! The headline is basically lying, as he was turned away because his tickets weren't genuine. I'm sure if he had genuine tickets, they'd of catered for him
They were genuine tickets. They just weren't originally issued to that person. If the dad had just stored the wheelchair they would have been allowed in, he instead decided to kick up a stink because they wouldn't let them into a non wheelchair area with a wheel chair so it's his own stupid fault as they wouldn't have known otherwise. The tone of the article seem to imply that anyone with a wheelchair should be allowed in on the grounds that they're in a wheel chair, which is just bollocks. You can bet The Mail wouldn't support the allowance into the ground on the basis of being Muslim!!!
So I should turn up to a game without a valid ticket, pretend to be a Stunad, and they should let me in because I dont understand why I shouldnt be allowed in.
Exactly. How can a parent of a child in a wheelchair not know exactly what is required to take them somewhere. He must know the health and safety regulations will not allow a wheelchair in a non wheelchair accessible part of the ground. I feel for the poor lad, but then the rules on blocking gangways and not trading tickets are there for a reason, and can't just be ignored to suit the poor planning of the father. The fact he bought tickets on different rows, with his son's ticket in a different name, implies he hasn't arranged it very well.
Update direct from the club.... The press did not report on the whole story and some vital information has been missed off from such reports.We can however confirm that the club are in direct communications with the family concerned.Kind regardsAndrew PringleCustomer Care Team
