As Leeds United prepare for potential promotion, the 49ers and the club’s backroom team will be making some risky decisions.
Daniel Farke’s side are in a good position to be a Premier League club next season.
This means a new era will start, and many changes will be needed around the club, on and off the pitch.
There have been some good announcements recently, as Leeds invited fans to play at Elland Road.
However, their hard work has been undone after a shocking announcement regarding season tickets at Leeds next campaign.
Leeds United fans shocked by season ticket announcement
The 49ers will be hoping they get the on-field decisions right in the summer, as they have already blundered their off-field chances.
Leeds have announced that existing season ticket holders will be able to renew for the 2025/26 season, but it’s come with a catch.
The price of the season ticket has increased, with the percentage increase depending on what pricing tier a fan has selected.
This has left Whites fans in outrage on social media as they’ve made their feelings very clear about the choice of an increase next campaign.
@paulbutler1983 said: “That increase is a joke! especially as we don’t even know which league we will be playing in.”
Some fans have seen an extremely high increase as @craiglufc97 claimed: “14% increase is absolute joke, £78 extra compared to last season, another increase next season would virtually bring my ticket to double the price it was 4 seasons before.”
@HLR_xx summed up the announcement with: “Leeds United strike again.”
@JuceeRob was appalled, saying: “Price increases again, I dare not even log in to look at mine and see what it’s gone up by. It will put me in a bad mood.”
@RyanJDay doesn’t agree but put his love for the club first: “Price hike a joke, but we go again.”
@LUFCxRobbo96 reiterated the point of a high increase, suggesting that a 14% increase is ‘criminal’.
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The 49ers will have a target on their backs if Leeds fail at promotion
It’s a decision that has not sat well with any of the fanbase.
An increase isn’t what was expected, as Paraag Marathe will no doubt have some say in these choices.
Marathe has gone back on pledges at Leeds, and this is not an ideal circumstance for the 49ers.
If Farke fails at promotion, this will only lead to more uproar as fans will be paying more for the same level of football, and Marathe will be praying the Whites get the job done.
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