How to Find Affordable Manchester United Tickets

The 2009/2010 Premier League season just got underway and the chase to find affordable Manchester United Tickets is back on. Having won its third title in a row, Manchester United is more popular then ever despite the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez will not change that. The team is one of the favorites again together with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, and potentially Manchester City.

The best chance of finding reasonably priced Man Utd tickets is by becoming a member of the One United fan club. Membership prices for the 2009/2010 season are between 30 and 36 GBP (Great Britain Pounds) for adults and 20 to 26 GBP for juniors. Memberships can easily be purchased on the team's website and every member has the opportunity to apply for tickets for all home matches of the Premier League, the FA Cup, the Curling Cup, and the Champions League. The success of an application is determined by a random lottery.

Applications usually need to be made 4-6 weeks before the game and the easiest way to be aware of upcoming application deadlines is to subscribe to the One United email newsletter. Lottery results are usually announced 2-3 weeks later and winning applicants pay for their tickets by credit card and the tickets will be shipped out to the member. Members who are unlucky in the lottery still have another chance of securing affordable Man Utd tickets by monitoring the teams' ticket exchange.

This exchange allows season ticket holders to sell their tickets to games that they are unable to attend to One United members. These tickets are available on a first-come first-serve basis so members should purchase these tickets right away as they become available. The probability of securing tickets this way depends on the popularity of a particular game.

The best chances of securing tickets in the lottery are for games that are during the middle of the week such as some of the Premier League games and all of the Champions League matches. Another option is to keep an eye on Manchester United Tickets prices offered by a reputable ticketing agency. Usually these tickets are sold significantly above face value but as the game approaches, sometimes it is possible to buy tickets in the secondary market at reasonable prices.