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Manchester United have reportedly axed stewards’ bonuses in the latest round of cutbacks enforced by owners INEOS, led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has been much made of recent spending cuts and penny-pinching by the new overlords at Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it appears Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/a> has no intention of slowing down when it comes to slashing costs. Since his INEOS Group bought a 25% stake and took over footballing operations at Manchester United<\/a>, there have been numerous money-saving measures brought in.<\/p>\n

Staff’s food allowance has been reduced on match days, while VIP guests have seen their packages shrunk.<\/p>\n

There have also been around 250 staff redundancies, as well as a rise in ticket prices.<\/p>\n

The ruthlessness of Ratcliffe’s cuts has brought plenty of attention to United’s new ownership, most of it negative.<\/p>\n

According to a report by The I<\/em>, match-day stewards at Old Trafford are the latest victims of INEOS’ extreme cost-cutting.<\/p>\n

Manchester United Stewards Lose Match Bonuses<\/h2>\n

Until now, match-day stewards at United games would receive a \u00a3100 bonus after every ten matches they worked.<\/p>\n

This bonus system appears to have now been scrapped entirely. Also reportedly axed was a \u00a350 bonus awarded to ‘steward of the week’.<\/p>\n

The decision to remove these incentives comes despite stewards often being among the lowest-paid staff at a football club.<\/p>\n

Those charged with managing the crowd during games have traditionally received a \u00a3100 bonus for every 10 matches they worked at, a notion now seemingly scrapped.<\/p>\n

Former Old Trafford Steward Speaks Out<\/h2>\n

United’s decision to slash spending has not been without its critics. Frank Robinson is one of those who has spoken out against Ratcliffe’s cuts.<\/p>\n

The former Old Trafford steward left his position due to his anger at how United were treating many of the club’s lowest paid staff.<\/p>\n

Robinson told The I<\/em>: \u201cA lot of stewards are leaving since Ratcliffe came in.<\/p>\n

\u201cUp until last year they used to get an attendance bonus. Every 10 matches we did, we got a \u00a3100 bonus. Now they said you\u2019re not having that. So they stopped that completely. For many years you\u2019d have a steward of the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was someone nominated or fans wrote in and said how well this steward had done. You got \u00a350 for that. Now they still have steward of the week, but they have no award. It\u2019s very petty for a football club. You\u2019re pinching off people at the bottom of the ladder.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 67-year-old added that many of his former colleagues were also leaving as a result of their poor treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201cSupervisors and stewards who\u2019ve been at United for years are packing it in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome stewards in their 70s, they\u2019re putting them into the top tier of the North Stand because they know they won\u2019t like it and they\u2019ll leave. They can bring more agency staff in. They\u2019re trying to force them out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite cutting funding in numerous areas, United had a net spend of more than \u00a3100 million on summer signings.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils’ wage budget for the current season is estimated at around \u00a3185m, while former manager Erik ten Hag<\/a> was paid a reported \u00a316m in compensation following his sacking in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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