Paul Gascoigne’s manager has clarified the Tottenham legend’s recent comments about being charged heavily for tickets by the North London club.
Paul Gascoigne’s comments sparked outrage
Gazza revealed in an interview with Football 365 that Tottenham charge him for match tickets unlike another of his former clubs, Rangers.
He said: “If they’re at home, definitely. It’s difficult, that one. I was so close to Rangers. At Rangers, I’m welcomed in every way and at Tottenham, I asked for a couple of tickets and they said ‘That’ll be 400 pounds each.’ I was like, wow, with all I did for that club, you know?”
This understandably caused a lot of anger among some Tottenham fans on social media, who felt that this was no way to treat a club legend.
Comments have now been clarified
However, Gazza’s manager, Katie Davies, has now explained that the 57-year-old does indeed get a free ticket for Tottenham matches.
She insisted that it was his associates who were charged, adding that the Lilywhites have offered a lot of support to their former star over the years.
Davies told Standard Sport: “In relation to the tickets, these were intended for associates of Paul and not for himself – Paul has never been charged by the club for a ticket to come to a match. We hope this draws a line under any misunderstanding on this matter and a positive dialogue is maintained moving forward.”
Damage already done
While this clarification was needed, one can argue that the bad PR from the interview has already done a lot of damage to the reputation of the Tottenham hierarchy.
A section of the Spurs fan base despises Daniel Levy and they are unlikely to believe Davies’ correction as they are convinced that the Tottenham supremo has set a poor culture at the club.