Manchester United to clamp down on touts with full-time officer set to seize tickets sold on black market
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MANCHESTER UNITED are hiring a 'ticket touting and compliance officer' in a bid to stop black market sales.
The person appointed will be expected to randomly check tickets in and around Old Trafford, as well as identify where they are being distributed.
The reports that "more than 100 tickets have been seized this season from touts", with almost 2,000 tickets snared in the last season-and-a-half.
Anyone found to be reselling seats can expect a three-year stadium ban. Selling unwanted tickets is illegal unless the vendor is authorised by the respective club.
A number of other moves are being rolled out by United for the safety and benefit of fans.
The Mail also says that the club are "investigating the possibility of creating fan zones" outside Old Trafford.
And bag detection technology is set to be rolled out, primarily to stop fans from bringing flares into the ground.
SunSport has previously reported on other troubles United seem to have with the stadium - that the atmosphere is not very good.
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Despite being the UK's largest club ground, the arena has tended to lack the belting atmosphere of certain other stadia.
United's board have created a singing section in the Stretford End, but fans are still not allowed to bring in flags or giant banners as they are at Liverpool.
Ed Woodward announced a ticket price freeze last season, but United weren't in the Champions League as they went on to win the Europa League instead.
He said: "The ticket price freeze that we announced is our policy in regards to the core fans.
"The No1 most important thing is a full stadium, the second most important thing is a noisy stadium."
Champions League ticket prices range from £10 for Under-16s to £58 for non-members in the most expensive non-hospitality seats.
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