One Manchester United icon won't be at Old Trafford next season and he and his wife have "given up" their season tickets after a "disgraceful" decision from the club
17:54, 22 May 2025
General view outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and West Ham United FC at Old Trafford on May 11, 2025 in Manchester, England.
A Manchester United icon is giving up his season ticket(Image: Getty Images)
Manchester United icon Norman Whiteside has "given up" his season ticket at Old Trafford.
Whiteside, 60, started his career in the red half of Manchester and he racked up over 200 appearances in a seven-year stay at the club - leaving for Everton in 1989.
However, he has remained a United fan after hanging up his boots - but he won't be at Old Trafford next season. "So, I’ve waited for a while to write this," his wife, Dee, posted on X.
"It is with unbelievable sadness, that after more than 28 years of having season tickets at Old Trafford, @NormanWhiteside and I are not renewing next year.
"Having been forcibly relocated last season, 'red carded' for not attending enough games, unable to give my 'paid for' seat to my children… enough is enough!
Norman Whiteside of Manchester United shouts.
Norman Whiteside's wife posted the update on social media(Image: Offside via Getty Images)
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"And to cap it all, we’ve seen it all, we’ve won the lot, we’re Man Utd and we’re never gonna stop… except for so many seasons now, my match going loyalty to my club has ended so sadly.
"I’ll still be at games, I’m MUFC until I die, and I’ve seen worse times than now, but I’m not sure I’ve seen players less interested in pulling on our shirt for very many years. Times must change!"
Dee and Whiteside had already been moved seats this season, taking to social media last year, she said: "So, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been a loyal supporter, doesn’t matter if you played for your club, @ManUtd can just dump you from your seat when they feel like it!
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"So they can expand exec seating! Absolute disgrace!” she added many of the "United family" who have sat in the same stadium area for 20-30 years, were "all really angry about this enforced seat relocation”.
She fumed that it has come at a time “when the football has been less than spectacular and the season ticket price is increasing”.
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At the time United responded to her concerns, adding it was “committed to working with all season ticket-holders affected by relocations”.