MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL: 'Scumbags' accused of posing as disabled fans

Manchester United have received allegations that 'scumbag' fans are posing as disabled supporters to gain access to away matches this season.

The club are given dedicated wheelchair spaces for every away fixture but Chas Banks, secretary of the Manchester United Disabled Supporters' Association, told the latest meeting of the Fans' Forum there has been 'widespread misuse' of these tickets by a group of disabled fans.

These have either been passed on to non-disabled supporters directly or through a third party in breach of United's ticket rules.

The club confirmed it was aware of claims able-bodied fans have been 'sitting in wheelchairs in order to access matches'.

Banks gave an impassioned update on the issue at the meeting. According to the minutes, he said: 'I have seen with my own eyes evidence of these scumbags doing this, and I have the photos.

'To the extent of them twice having been seen watching the match whilst sitting in a wheelchair on the wheelchair platform, and then the next game being seen standing in the able-bodied section bouncing up and down when United score a goal.

'This is not a victimless crime, and I find it very sad that some of the people who are losing out to these horrible selfish fans really are the least deserving of being robbed of their chance to get a ticket that they are entitled to.

'Because I promise you, for many of them, time is not on their side.'

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