Why Spirit of Shankly Are Supporting the Stop Exploiting Loyalty Campaign By Gareth Roberts, Spirit of Shankly This article first appeared in Red All Over The Land - the last remaining printed Liverpool FC fanzine. Find out more here and follow them on Twitter here. IF you’ve taken the time to buy this fanzine today, it’s likely you already value football as much more than just a game or another form of entertainment.  It’s a fair bet you value fan culture; that you care about the collective and that you want Anfield to have the [...]

"The focus now seems to be on attracting the richest fans" – Interview with committee member Gareth Roberts OUR committee member GARETH ROBERTS was recently interviewed about the union for Polish Liverpool supporters' website, LFC.pl – here's the interview in English. 1) What motivated you to get involved with Spirit of Shankly? What are the main goals of the union? I believe supporters are central to the identity of a football club. The fan culture makes a club unique, and at Liverpool, much of the folklore is tied to The Kop, the Anfield atmosphere, and [...]

Stop Exploiting Loyalty: Support the campaign for fairer prices in football Are you worried about the price of football? Are you concerned about the direction of travel over ticket prices and the attack on concessions by some Premier League clubs? Do you worry that you, or your children, could be priced out of supporting your football club? And do you want to do something about it? This season 19 of the 20 Premier League clubs increased their ticket prices – tickets that have already rocketed in price way beyond inflation since the Premier League began. [...]