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 The Kop and “Not A Pound In The Ground” – the successful drive to encourage supporters not to spend inside Anfield and instead support local businesses in the surrounding area.

Both strands of the campaign will continue and both have already sent a clear message – one that FSG continues to ignore, despite the club captain Virgil van Dijk and legend Jamie Carragher also urging the owners to think again.

On Saturday we send another message in a different way before escalating again against Chelsea if we need to and if there is support among matchgoers for it.

So show them what you think and sing it loud too – get a yellow card from outside the ground and raise it in the 13th minute. Boston is watching. And so are the rest of the owners of Premier League clubs. The direction of travel should worry every football fan.

No To Three Years Of Price Rises At Anfield!

NOT GOING THE MATCH? YOU CAN STILL SHOW FSG THE YELLOW CARD

If you aren’t going to Anfield on Saturday but still want to show your support for the campaign, you can.

1. Download the yellow card
2. Get a picture with your mates, your family, your fellow Reds
3. Tag us on social media – @spiritofshankly – and use the hash tag: #ShowFSGTheYellowCard

Let’s show the ownership that, despite what they claim this isn’t just “some fans” who oppose their unprecedented price hike.

DOWNLOAD YOUR YELLOW CARD HERE: sos_stadium_flyer (1)

CAN YOU HELP ON SATURDAY?

We need volunteers to help us give out thousands of yellow cards around Anfield before kick off against Crystal Palace on Saturday (3pm).

If you can help, please fill out this form and we will be in touch.

Unity is strength.

ADD YOUR VOICE TO A LETTER TO JOHN HENRY

The decision to push through three years of price rises at Anfield goes right to top of Liverpool FC and principal owner John Henry. The Liverpool Supporters’ Board has written an open letter to Henry which you can your voice and your thoughts to. The more voices, the more diverse those voices, the more powerful the message is.

Add your name and your thoughts HERE.

OUR REPLY TO BILLY HOGAN…

Sorry it took a while, but it took a while to read to be fair.

Read Spirit of Shankly’s reply here.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

We tried to cover a lot of them in this YouTube video:

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SUPPORTERS are angry. And they have every right to be.

Liverpool FC has chosen to ignore clear, overwhelming opposition from its own supporters and push ahead with plans to increase ticket prices for the next three seasons.

The open meeting online, the survey, and countless conversations all point to the same thing: fans do not accept this decision.

And if the club’s owners won’t listen, then we make them.

This is no longer about consultation. That opportunity has been and gone. This is about action.

Supporter groups are already organising a coordinated response. We are doing so at speed because time is against us. But the direction is clear: protests will take place.

If the club does not value supporter voices, we will make ourselves difficult to ignore.

The Supporters’ Board has formally informed the club that action is coming. Now it is on all of us to back it.

Matchday protests

Protests inside and outside Anfield have been discussed. It is agreed they need to happen.

This will not be limited to one game. Action will take place across home and away fixtures, starting with Fulham at Anfield and escalating from there.

Details to follow. But the key point is simple: this will grow and escalate.

If you care about this issue, you need to be part of it. Turn up. Join in. Back it. Encourage others to take part.

This only works if enough of us make it work.

Not a pound in the ground

If the club wants to take more from supporters, then supporters can give less back.

We are asking fans, where possible, not to spend money inside the ground.

We understand some will need to for medical or other reasons. But if you can avoid it, do.

Spend your money with local, independent businesses around Anfield instead.

This is a small act, but if enough people do it, it sends a clear message.

Supporters have also suggested delaying season ticket renewals until close to the deadline. We support that.

Sending a message to Boston

This decision sits with ownership.

Not just at Anfield. Not just at Chapel Street. In Boston.

They have made the call. They can reverse it.

We will be taking steps to make sure that message reaches them directly. Supporters will be asked to take part. When that happens, get involved.

A fight we need to win

Let’s be clear about what this is.

This is Liverpool FC’s owners locking in price rises for years to come and removing meaningful annual scrutiny from supporters.

No other Premier League club is doing this.

If it goes unchallenged, it sets a precedent. Not just for Liverpool, but across the game.

At the end of these three years, it would be a fifth increase in six seasons. Tickets heading towards £70. Season tickets beyond £1,000.

And for what?

A club generating record revenues still wants more, and has decided supporters will be the ones to pay for it.

This isn’t just about price. It’s about direction.

It’s about what kind of football club Liverpool chooses to be.

One rooted in its people, or one that sees them as a revenue stream to be pushed year after year.

Future supporters will live with the consequences of what happens now.

Keep Anfield Alive. Play your part. Spread the word.