https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/24/manchester-united-fan-family-seat-given-to-vips

A Manchester United fan said he feels “helpless and hopeless” after being evicted from the seat his family have held since just after the second world war to make way for £300-a-head VIPs.

Tony Riley, whose father-in-law played for United under Sir Matt Busby, is among 1,100 supporters forced to move under cash-boosting plans overseen by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

The prime seats near the dugout in the Sir Bobby Charlton stand will be reallocated to hospitality from next season.

“We feel it’s an injustice, not just for us but all the others as well,” said Riley, 76, whose family has used the seat continuously since 1949, when United returned to Old Trafford after the war. “I just feel really sad about it. I feel helpless and hopeless”.