BATTLE OF THE TOUTS.Byline: JAMES TAIT GREEDY greed·y adj. greed·i·er, greed·i·est 1. Excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves. 2. ticket touts are charging more than pounds 200 a time for the battle of Britain Battle of Britain, in World War II, series of air battles between Great Britain and Germany, fought over Britain from Aug. to Oct., 1940. As a prelude to a planned invasion of England, Germany attacked British coastal defenses, radar stations, and shipping. On Aug. clash between Rangers and Manchester United. Nearly 3,000 fans turned up at the Ibrox club's box office in Glasgow yesterday as tickets went on sale. Hundreds had spent the night outside to ensure they got their hands on the gold-dust briefs. Five thousand public sale tickets were up for grabs and they were snapped up within hours. But it also emerged that touts are already cashing in on Scots fans' desperate attempts to get tickets for next month's money-spinning Champions League clash. London-based agencies were already selling briefs for up to pounds 235 - around 10 times the face value. Celtic fans will also have to dig deep, with agencies quoting pounds 235 per ticket for their clash with Bayern Munich at Parkhead on November 25. An official three-match package for all the Ibrox Champions League games costs from pounds 69, as little as pounds 23 per game. However, with demand far outstripping supply, agencies are cashing in by inflating prices tenfold tenfold Adjective 1. having ten times as many or as much 2. composed of ten parts Adverb by ten times as many or as much Adj. 1. . Box Office Direct said it could provide briefs for both the Ibrox and Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:
Another agency, Pall Mall Pall Mall (pĕl mĕl, păl măl), street in the City of Westminster borough, London, England. It is the main thoroughfare of St. James's district. St. James's Palace, Marlborough House, and a number of private clubs are on Pall Mall. Tickets, offered a match ticket for the Ibrox leg of the tie on October 22 for pounds 200 plus tax and pounds 185 for the Old Trafford game two weeks later. Pall Mall said the tickets for the clash between the Scottish and English champions cost as much as pounds 75 more than other games featuring Man United in the Group One stages of the tournament. Both agencies are confident they will sell out of what they described as "their allocation". An employee of Box Office Direct said: "The phones haven't stopped ringing. "As soon as you hang up another phone rings and it's all for the Rangers and Man United games." A Pall Mall worker added: "The Ibrox tickets for the Manchester United game are pounds 200 and pounds 185 for the Old Trafford leg. "Tickets are moving fast and will sell out soon." The Pall Mall worker added that the Celtic versus Bayern Munich game at Parkhead would also cost pounds 200. When asked why it was so expensive he replied: "It's quite a big game." An English Premiership source said: "This is unfortunately a fact of life in football these days. "These touts have their sources and sell them on at vastly inflated prices. "No club has authorised agencies to sell tickets for pounds 200." Rangers insisted the club had not done business with either agency and said the tickets were only available from the club. CAPTION(S): DEMAND: Tickets |
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