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Camino de Santiago

Walking Camino de Santiago for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Support On Monday, 2 September, MC member Ian Byrne and former MC members Stephen Monaghan, Kieth Culvin and John Nicolson will join Brian Omar and others to walk the Camino de Santiago to raise money for prostate cancer support. Lifelong Liverpool fan and SOS member Brian is one of a group of men with prostate cancer who formed Lads at Larks – a group who meet every few weeks, where they can talk freely and openly over a cup of tea or coffee, with the primary [...]

By |2024-09-08T10:59:31+01:00August 29th, 2024|
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Letter to Billy Hogan

FSA and motions We have written to Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan regarding ticket pricing and dialogue with the club. Dear Billy, I hope this message finds you well and good to see you at the Fans Supporting Foodbanks collection point prior to the Brentford game. The fact that you continually take time out of your busy schedule on match day and donate is much appreciated Onto Spirit of Shankly business. At the recent Football Supporters' Association (FSA) AGM, Spirit of Shankly (SOS) proposed two key motions focused on coordinated action regarding ticket pricing and integrity [...]

By |2024-09-09T17:09:36+01:00September 9th, 2024|
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Letter to MPs

Football Governance Bill Spirit of Shankly have written to each of the 14 Merseyside MPs, bringing to their attention the recent focus on, and our objection to, playing a Premier League game overseas. We also asked that they support the Football Governance Bill and attend the discussion in parliament on Tuesday 3 September. This is a copy of the letter Dear [Name of MP] As we look forward to the first game of the new season at Anfield, on Sunday 25 August, the usual excitement is tinged with concern that our matchgoing traditions and heritage [...]

By |2024-09-03T15:19:45+01:00August 23rd, 2024|
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Coach Travel to Old Trafford

Manchester United (A) Premier League Sunday 1 September 2024. Kick-off 4pm  Cost £23 members £33 non-members (includes membership fee) Book seat(s) online here Bookings are non-refundable unless we can resell the seat(s). Departs The Twelfth Man at 1.15pm The Rocket at 1.45pm Please confirm when booking where you would like to pick up the coach. Other pick-ups may be available depending on demand. After the game Please be aware that the coach will wait a maximum of 15 minutes after the match is finished or when the Police ask us to leave. It is the [...]

By |2024-09-03T15:25:22+01:00August 3rd, 2024|
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Football Supporters’ Association AGM

FSA AGM SOS committee members Ian Byrne, George Bevan and Joe Blott joined fans and fan groups across football, including women’s football representatives, at the FSA annual general meeting at Wembley on 20 July.  The AGM was officially opened by Stephanie Peacock MP, the newly appointed Sports Minister. Of particular note was her and the Government’s commitment to ensuring the Football Governance Bill becomes an Act as quickly as possible. Once passed, an Independent Football Regulator (IFR) can be put in post to govern football properly. The delays in getting this legislation through parliament have [...]

By |2024-09-08T11:00:34+01:00August 4th, 2024|
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Liverpool Pride 2024

Solidarity with Kop Outs Pride in Liverpool returns on Saturday, 27 July, and Spirit of Shankly will again march alongside our friends and colleagues Kop Outs. Pride is a time of celebration for the LGBTQ community and culture, and the march is an integral part of the free weekend festival. It’s an opportunity for the city to show a united front with thousands marching together in solidarity and support against prejudice, injustice and hate. The theme for 2024 is Be Heard which aims to ensure all groups within this diverse community have a platform to [...]

By |2024-09-03T15:23:06+01:00July 25th, 2024|
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Coach Travel to Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town (A) Premier League Saturday 17 August 2024. Kick-off 12.30pm  Cost £52 members £62 non-members (includes membership fee) Book seat(s) online here Bookings are non-refundable unless we can resell the seat(s). Departs The Twelfth Man at 5am The Rocket at 5:30am Please confirm when booking where you would like to pick up the coach. Other pick-ups may be available depending on demand. After the game Please be aware that the coach will wait a maximum of 15 minutes after the match is finished or when the Police ask us to leave. It is the [...]

By |2024-09-03T15:22:03+01:00July 25th, 2024|
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Shankly Cup 2024

“A brilliant day” The second version of the Shankly Cup took place on Saturday 8 June as eight Under-15 teams from Liverpool and East Ayrshire played for the title at The Barony Campus in Cumnock.  Two coaches left Liverpool early morning, stopping off at the Glenbuck Heritage site en route to pay respects to the great man and to meet the Shankly family. Barbara Alexander, Bill Shankly's niece, welcomed everyone, emphasising how much Shankly would have approved of and loved the idea.   Then it was on to the sports site and the games. [...]

By |2024-09-03T15:21:13+01:00June 12th, 2024|
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Hillsborough Law Now

We need it now As another shameful scandal hits the headlines with the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry, we are backing urgent calls for Hillsborough Law to be implemented in full in parliament. Yet again, decades-long systemic lying, denial, cover-up and gaslighting of victims by the state and relevant authorities have been exposed.  We have heard it before with the Hillsborough disaster, Grenfell, Post Office Horizon and now this.  More than 3,000 people died over decades, beginning in 1970, after contaminated blood products, imported from the US, were used to treat patients with blood-clotting disorders. According [...]

By |2024-05-23T11:52:05+01:00May 23rd, 2024|
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Ticket Increases

Why we oppose them Liverpool are pressing ahead with their plans to raise ticket prices for a second successive season, despite strong opposition. Spirit of Shankly, backed by a mandate from our members, and Spion Kop 1906 believe tickets are already too expensive. The cost of going to a game far exceeded the rate of inflation a long time ago and this latest rise is a worrying trend.  We have heard criticism of our resistance to the increase as “it’s just 2%” or it’s only “about season tickets”. It is not. Season tickets and individual matchday tickets [...]

By |2024-04-23T18:32:26+01:00April 23rd, 2024|
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