Response to Mayor Anderson
Spirit of Shankly are angered by comments made by Liverpool City Mayor, Joe Anderson.
The Mayor has chosen to speak out on a hypothetical matter, namechecking Liverpool FC supporters without discussion with those fans or fan groups.
There is no evidence to support the Mayor’s perception that Liverpool supporters will break any lockdown regulations and gather outside of Anfield should football be resumed and played behind closed doors.
LFC, in their statement on the matter, refer to their engagement with supporters’ groups.
SOS raised this issue with the club, back on 13 March, ten days before lockdown began. We agreed then a determination to respect social-distancing measures and, in the event of a resumption of football, we would continue to work together, along with other key stakeholders, in achieving this objective.
Rather than disparaging words about football fans, it would have been more beneficial for the City Mayor to acknowledge the work being done by those same people in easing pressures on the city’s old and vulnerable at this time. SOS alone up to now have delivered more than 1,000 food parcels, and are active partners in helping with the supply of PPE and @SFoodbanks
We ask the Mayor to retract his statement and work with fans to support all during this time of crisis.
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Multi-year increases scrapped
Ticket-price update We welcome the decision that Liverpool FC will no longer proceed with its previously announced three-year ticket-pricing model. Following supporter protests, at a locked-in multi-year deal, and conversations with the Supporters’ Board over the past few days, the club has pledged a new proposal that will allow us to examine thoroughly long-term solutions surrounding fan affordability and access. The club has now confirmed a 3% inflation-based rise for general admission next season, followed by a freeze on prices for season 2027/28. These two seasons run in tandem with the current TV Broadcast cycle [...]
Heartbeat of the Club
Message sent loud and clear We would like to thank everyone who made Saturday’s protest at Anfield such a huge success. To have 80%, if not more, of those in the ground come together to make a statement is something rarely seen in football anywhere in the world. It was a message sent loud and clear from Anfield to Boston and beyond. From the foodbank volunteers to those who gave out cards on the day, to every single supporter who raised one on the 13th minute, we say: thank you. No supporter wants to be [...]
NO TO MULTI-YEAR TICKET PRICE INCREASES: NEXT STEPS v CRYSTAL PALACE AND MORE
NO TO MULTI-YEAR TICKET PRICE INCREASES: NEXT STEPS PROTEST v CRYSTAL PALACE: SHOW FSG THE YELLOW CARD On Saturday we are asking every supporter to "Show FSG The Yellow Card" over the decision to make Liverpool FC the first club to lock in THREE YEARS of price rises. Not only is this a tone-deaf and worrying decision in terms of the price of tickets, it is also closing down the conversation with supporters, and ending yearly accountability and scrutiny through the Liverpool Supporters' Board. We have already seen the withdrawal of flags and banners from [...]
