Spirit of Shankly: Supporting Fans, Supporting Foodbanks

Spirit of Shankly: Supporting Fans, Supporting Foodbanks By Gareth Roberts, Spirit of Shankly At Spirit of Shankly, we’re often known for our work as a pressure group, campaigning on behalf of football supporters and holding the club and football authorities accountable. But there's another side to what we do that’s equally important: our commitment to making a tangible difference in our communities. Through the support of our members, we’re able to contribute approximately £10,000 a month to local causes, including the incredible work of Fans Supporting Foodbanks. This partnership between Reds and Blues, founded by [...]

By |2024-12-12T15:28:30+00:00December 12th, 2024|
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Why Spirit of Shankly Are Supporting the Stop Exploiting Loyalty Campaign

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 [...]

By |2024-12-04T13:51:02+00:00December 4th, 2024|
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“The focus now seems to be on attracting the richest fans” – Interview with committee member Gareth Roberts

"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 [...]

By |2024-11-20T11:57:37+00:00November 19th, 2024|
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Stop Exploiting Loyalty: Liverpool v Brighton

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. [...]

By |2024-11-01T09:52:37+00:00November 1st, 2024|
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Weekend of Action

Stop Exploiting Loyalty This weekend marks the start of a fortnight of action from fan groups across the Premier League as part of the Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign, led by the Football Supporters’ Association. SOS and SpionKop 1906 will join Arsenal supporters at the AFC foodbank on Sunday 27 October ahead of the game to show solidarity. The following Saturday, 2 November, we will be joined by fans from Brighton outside of the Kop. This season, 19 of the 20 top-flight clubs raised ticket prices, only Crystal Palace deferred, showing complete disregard for regular matchgoing [...]

By |2024-10-25T15:33:11+01:00October 25th, 2024|
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AGM 2024

Notice of AGM 2024 We're pleased to announce details of our 2024 Annual General Meeting, which will take place on Wednesday 13 November, 6:30pm, at Blackstock Studios, Liverpool. The meeting will be livestreamed, and recorded, for those unable to make it in person. The meeting will include usual business, updates on our work over the past year and our financial accounts. We will also discuss motions, elections for Management Committee members and answer questions. We will be joined on the night online by football finance expert Kieran Maguire, for a discussion on football tickets, pricing [...]

By |2024-10-17T13:39:08+01:00October 17th, 2024|
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Meeting with Premier League

Open dialogue SOS MC member George Bevan recently joined fan reps from Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, and the Football Supporters' Association for an informal meeting with the Premier League to talk ticketing. It followed previous structured dialogue with the PL and covered the current rules and guidance on ticketing in the PL Handbook, and Supporters Board / Fan Advisory Board engagement. George gave a general overview of the SOS motion, proposed at the last FSA general meeting, regarding ticket prices and answered questions. It was agreed ongoing discussions between supporter reps [...]

By |2024-10-15T12:13:50+01:00October 15th, 2024|
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United front

Stop exploiting loyalty On Wednesday, 25 September, Spirit of Shankly and West Ham fan groups Hammers United and Old School Hammers held a joint protest before the Carabao Cup tie at Anfield. The protest against rising ticket prices and restrictions on concessions – under the Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign – calls for fairer treatment for supporters. SOS Chair Paul Khan, MC members Gareth Roberts and Joe Blott alongside Hammers United’s Andy Payne discussed why it’s crucial fans unite in the fight for fairer terms. You can listen here on our YouTube channel. [...]

By |2024-09-27T07:54:21+01:00September 27th, 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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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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