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TOTTENHAM fans have slammed their club as “disgraceful” after they upped ticket prices for the 2023-24 season.In many parts of the ground prices have risen by as much as £13 for each match.
Tottenham fans will have to pay a fortune to attend matches next seasonCredit: Alamy
The cheapest ticket for a Category A fixture will now cost £65 – and this price will only be available in two blocks of the stadium.
Some seats will even cost as much as £103 for a single game.
Spurs chiefs have seen fit to raise ticket prices despite fans having to endure the cost of living crisis in Britain.
The North Londoners are also coming off their lowest Premier League finish in 14 years.
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After lobbying by the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST), Spurs froze their season ticket prices for the 2023-24 season, having reportedly been strongly considering a hike.
They are now facing a huge backlash for their decision to raise matchday prices.
Many fans have slammed their club on social media, with one writing: “Absolute disgrace, and sliding Newcastle in as a CAT A opponent too…”
A second tweeted: “We really need to know the justification for this. Worst finish in years, worst football I can remember and a vile atmosphere for most of last season. Also, Newcastle have a good season and are now Cat A?”
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Another pointed out: “£88 now to sit in my old seat.
“Completely priced out now, except for the FA Cup concession ticketing and/or pre-season friendlies. Shameful from@SpursOfficial.”
A further supporter opined: “Just a terrible misstep from the club. Really is all about profit and many times it feels when they claim to be adding more fan input it’s just a front.
“As a supporter from afar it doesn’t affect me as much as supporters from close, but it hurts to know some will miss out.”
Following the price hike, THST released a statement, reading: “Our ticketing team was informed of the plans to increase match day pricing on Friday morning.
“The Club is aware THST lobbied for a price freeze on all match day pricing and, having been informed this morning, we along with the wider fanbase have been told rather than consulted.
“This must change if dialogue is to happen and supporter input is genuinely desired.
Our match tickets are already amongst the most expensive in the Premier League and fans should not have to dig further into their pocketsTottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust
“The Club knows this is something THST cannot support and we feel an increase of this magnitude is excessive.
“Our match tickets are already amongst the most expensive in the Premier League and fans should not have to dig further into their pockets when they are already seeing their living standards squeezed by the cost-of-living crisis.
“We were also made aware of plans to move Newcastle United from a Category B to Category A game and Nottingham Forest from Category C to B. The split was previously five Category A games, nine Category B and five Category C. From next season it will now be six Category A games, nine Category B games and four Category C.
“We will now be looking closer at the breakdown of increases across all price points and will then calculate the additional income this will generate for the Club.
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“Whilst we recognise the increased operational costs and lack of European revenue for this coming season, we believe there are other ways the Club can generate this lost revenue.
“This burden should never be pushed on to match-going supporters.”
Ticket prices have risen substantially despite Spurs’ worst Prem finish in 14 yearsCredit: Getty More

CHELSEA fans have labelled Mason Mount a “snake” after footage of him in the Manchester United dressing room emerged.Mount, 24, quit the Blues this week to join the Red Devils in a £60million move.
Mason Mount sat in the Old Trafford dressing room with dad TonyCredit: Manchester United
The England ace was handed United’s iconic No7 shirt upon his arrival, and was subsequently recorded being shown around Old Trafford.
In one clip doing the rounds on social media, the midfielder can be seen sitting in the dressing room with his arm around his dad Tony.
His dad said: “Mason, this dressing room man. Home mate, home.
“Who would have thought, when I bought you up here as a little boy?”

Mount then replied: “I know, special init.”
Chelsea fans online have fumed at their former hero.
One blasted: “Came in a boy, left as a snake. Thank you for nothing Mason Mount.”
While a second slammed: “We all called Courtois snake and now Mickey Mouse Mount is a bigger snake. Let it sink.”
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Mount, 24, has already trained with his new team-matesCredit: Getty
And a third wrote: “Little rat. Mason “Snake” Mount.”
Another added: “mount, havertz and jorginho, the 3 snakes carried to a champions league by real legends like azpi, rudiger and kante.”
After signing for United, Mount reiterated that he was a Portsmouth fan as a kid – not a Chelsea supporter.
His dad Tony took to to Old Trafford to watch his beloved team in 2008 – witnessing Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible free-kick.
Speaking to United’s media team, Mount said: “I was probably around 10, I was there in the away end, supporting my team Pompey and was able to witness that special moment.
“I think that video of me taking the free-kick [for Chelsea’s academy] was after that day.
“It inspired me and seeing that moment at Old Trafford, in the away end, I was in awe of that situation and that iconic moment. I’d love to now replicate it.”
Mount was there to witness Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible free-kick against his beloved PompeyCredit: Getty – Contributor More

MARCUS HAHNEMANN made over 100 Premier League appearances and now runs a bar in his native USA.The former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper also has a commercial pilot’s licence.
Marcus Hahnemann made over 100 Premier League appearancesCredit: PA:Press Association
Hahnemann spent 13 years in England after joining Fulham in 1999 and ended his career with the Seattle Sounders in 2014.
He has since kept busy with a range of hobbies and business, including his own bar.
The bar’s facilities include a golf simulator, old school video games and table tennis.
Meanwhile, he has also obtained a commercial pilot’s licence and officiates weddings, as well as providing punditry for Sounders matches.
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Explaining how he got his pilot’s licence, he told the Shropshire Star in 2022: “I always wanted to fly but what pushed me again was that one of my buddies lives on Vancouver Island which is an eight or nine-hour drive away.
“When I only had a pre-season of two weeks, we decided to charter a plane, and when you have to pay for that, both ways, plus the pilot, it gets quite expensive.
“So, I started to think about flying a plane myself.
“I came back to Wolves, found Halfpenny Green Airport not far from where we were living, and after one lesson I absolutely loved it.
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“I carried on doing the lessons, reading all the textbooks, studying, and eventually got my licence.
“It gave me something else to focus on, away from being in the pressurised position of being a goalkeeper in the Premier League.
“And then, after getting home I bought a Cessna, got my float rating because we have a lot of water around here, got my instrument rating and a commercial licence so now I can fly passengers.
“My final training got held up a bit with Covid but now I am working for Northwest Seaplanes, piloting planes which can hold up to six people.
Marcus Hahnemann now runs a bar and has a commercial pilot’s licenceCredit: PA:Press Association
“I can still remember getting my first pay cheque for 300 dollars, I was so excited.
“I couldn’t believe I just got paid to go flying and am so lucky to have another dream job after playing football.”
As well as winning nine caps for the USA, Hahnemann made 115 Premier League appearances for Reading and Wolves.
He also won promotion to the Premier League with both Fulham and Reading.
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EDWIN VAN DER SAR has suffered bleeding around the brain and is in intensive care.The former Manchester United star, 52, is currently in a stable condition after being rushed to hospital while he was on holiday on a Croatian island when he suffered a brain haemorrhage.
Edwin van der Sar is in intensive care after suffering a brain haemorrhageCredit: Getty
He won the Champions League in 2008 with Manchester UnitedCredit: PA
Manchester United’s Twitter account posted a message to their former player
Ajax released a statement confirming his condition: “On Friday, Edwin van der Sar has had a bleeding around his brain.
“He’s currently in hospital in the intensive care unit and is in a stable condition. Once there is more concrete information, an update will follow.
“Everyone at Ajax wishes Edwin a speedy recovery.
“We’re thinking of you.”
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The goalkeeper’s former side Fulham also posted a message on social media.
It read: “Everyone at Fulham Football Club wishes Edwin a speedy recovery.
“We’re thinking of you. 🤍.”
Manchester United also added: “Sending all our love and strength to you, Edwin.”
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The Dutchman won the Champions League with both Ajax and Manchester United during his playing days.
While at Old Trafford he also lost two European finals with one of them coming in his last ever game against Barcelona in 2011 before retiring.
Van der Sar most recently worked at Eredivisie giants Ajax but left his role after the club finished third last season.
After quitting his job he said: “After almost eleven years on the board, I am done.
“We have experienced wonderful things together, but it has also been an incredibly tough period.
“I am very grateful for the people I have met and worked with during my second career at Ajax, and what we have achieved and been through together. I feel the need to take some distance, to get some rest, and to do other things.
“It doesn’t feel good to take decisions about the future of this wonderful club in the coming period. That is why I have decided to resign.”
The Dutchman married Annemarie Van Kesteren in May 2006.
Van der Sar has a 25-year-old son, Joe, who most recently played for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
He is also a club legend at AjaxCredit: Getty – Contributor
The goalkeeper also played for FulhamCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
He left his executive role at Ajax earlier this yearCredit: EPA More