- Katie said Ruairi has had a season ticket since he was born and regularly goes to home, away, and European matches with his family.
- Supporting Man Utd is their whole life, she added. She met her husband at Old Trafford and has held her own season ticket for nearly 20 years, as did her late mother and her siblings.
- Ever since he could walk, he’s had a ball at his feet—he’s completely football‑mad.
- Ruairi was a United mascot at Crystal Palace last season and has traveled to watch the team in Seville, Istanbul, and Bilbao.
- A post on X where Katie said the restriction would “break his heart” has been viewed more than 1.3 million times.
- She hasn’t told him about the restriction because “you can’t put that on a six-year-old.”
- “We’ll definitely miss the first game of the season,” she said.
- “I looked at his dad and asked, ‘How can you take that away from him?’”

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