MORE ON PRICE HIKES

Last updated : 10 April 2006 By Ed

BBC:

Manchester United have hit their fans with a 12.3% average rise in season ticket prices for the next campaign.

A top-price ticket will cost £38 and the cheapest £23 - although United are still roughly halfway up the list of Premiership ticket prices.

"It is the time of year when football directors become public enemy number one," said finance director Nick Humby.

"But we strongly believe that the new ticket prices still represent the best value in the Premier League."

Tickets will rise from between 8.3% to 16.7%, although it appears supporters in executive areas of the ground will be hardest hit by the increases.

Those whose tickets average £30 a game will be hardest hit as their seats will cost £5 more.