Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been accused of secretly canceling Manchester United's long-standing payments to a charity providing support to the club's former players.
Ratcliffe oversaw a series of controversial cost-cutting measures. A large number of layoffs were followed by increases in ticket prices and reductions in the annual Christmas gift for employees.
Sir Alex Ferguson's role as ambassador has also been terminatedWhile staff did not receive free transport to last season's FA Cup Final, their Christmas party was cancelled.
And now Secretary of the Association of Ex-Formers Manchester United The players (AFMUP) accused the club of ending their payments – believed to be £40,000 a year – to the charity, which first began in 1985, without informing the charity.
“We sent a letter to say we weren't getting paid,” Trustee Jim Elms said. The sun. “No one came out and told us so we had to send another message. That's when we started hearing things that it would be the end of us.
“(CEO) Omar Berrada was not committed. He will meet us again in January but said he couldn't see it changing. He didn't seem to think we were a necessity.
“We've been running it since 1985. We keep old players together. We look after players who couldn't pay for funerals. I can't understand them myself. It's ridiculous.”
“We donate around £10-20,000 to charities, mostly to children's charities in the local area. We got £20,000 this year but not the rest.”
