Christmas Spirit? Not Here

Christmas Spirit? Not Here Liverpool FC will play Everton FC in the FA Cup Third-Round. When the tie, to be played on 5 January 2020 at Anfield, was announced Spirit of Shankly and Everton's Blue Union jointly asked that the clubs consider charging a maximum £20 per ticket. We hoped they would see it as a great gesture at this particularly expensive time of year for supporters. But no. The announcement for ticket prices – £31 to £50 in the Kop and Anfield Road – means away fans will be paying more than they would [...]

By |2020-06-23T16:34:01+01:00December 12th, 2019|

Final joy for fans

Final joy for fans Spirit of Shankly were upset to be told that some of our fans and members had been scammed. They bought tickets for flights to Doha, for the Club World Cup final, to then find there were no such tickets. On hearing the news we contacted representatives of the Qatar Supreme Committee - the authority we and LFC had worked with previous to the tournament. We asked if there was anything they could do to help. We are pleased to report they have. They have provided return flights for those affected. The [...]

By |2020-06-23T16:34:35+01:00December 9th, 2019|

Rainbow Laces Campaign 2019

Rainbow Laces Campaign 2019 Football has an amazing power to bring people together, yet four in every ten LGBT people don't think sport is welcoming or feel welcome at sporting events. Supporting a team, or joining a side and taking part can brings energy, and a sense of community and belonging. We all need to play our part to make football a game for everyone Spirit of Shankly are proud to stand together with Kop Outs, Proud Cherries and the whole LGBT community at Liverpool's game away to Bournemouth, on Saturday 7 December, where we will support Stonewall's 2019/20 Rainbow Laces [...]

By |2020-06-23T16:34:59+01:00December 6th, 2019|

Twenty’s Plenty for FA Cup

Twenty's Plenty for FA Cup LIverpool FC have again been drawn to play Everton FC in the Third Round of the FA Cup. The match is due to be played during the first weekend in January 2020. The tie comes on the back of the expensive Christmas period. During December, both sets of supporters between them will have paid for 15 fixtures, plus the World Club Cup for those LFC fans who travelled. A derby is always a great occasion. Rivals on the pitch, off it fans of both clubs remain solidly behind Twenty’s Plenty [...]

By |2020-06-23T16:35:24+01:00December 5th, 2019|

The Spirit of Shankly Cup

The Spirit of Shankly Cup December 1 2019 marks the 60th anniversary of Bill Shankly agreeing to become manager of Liverpool FC. He took over two weeks later on December 14. To commemorate this anniversary and the great man’s legacy Spirit of Shankly and East Ayrshire Council are thrilled to announce the launch of the Spirit of Shankly Cup. A juniors tournament, it will bring together eight teams, four from Liverpool and four from East Ayrshire, where Shankly was born in the mining village Glenbuck in 1913. The inaugural event will be played in June [...]

By |2020-06-23T16:35:53+01:00December 1st, 2019|

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