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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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Follow-up letter to MPs

Early Day Motion We have again written to all 14 northwest MPs, this time asking that they sign and support the Early Day Motion proposed by Ian Lavery MP. Dear … Ian Lavery MP has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in response to the rising cost of football tickets and clubs exploiting supporter loyalty. Nineteen out of 20 top-flight clubs raised ticket prices this past summer, with some abolishing or reducing concessionary tickets, both penalising loyal senior fans and pricing out young fans who are the future of the game. There’s a general sense [...]

By |2024-09-13T13:16:47+01:00September 13th, 2024|
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FA Cup Arsenal v Liverpool: we’ve been here before

Here we go again Liverpool’s FA Cup third-round tie away to Arsenal in January has left fans with a strong sense of deja vu. Once again, the allocation, ticket price and kick-off time showing scant regard for travelling supporters. Allocation Under FA rules, and up to the semi-finals and final, visiting clubs are allowed 15% of a ground’s capacity, up to a maximum of 9,000 tickets. Liverpool’s allocation of 7,600 for the match on Sunday 7 January is 12.5%. Liverpool FC pushed back on this after an initial allocation of 5,200, but supporters are still missing [...]

By |2023-12-24T13:22:50+00:00December 21st, 2023|
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Toulouse away: allocation, matchday feedback & group-stage pricing

Toulouse debrief We were frustrated to see the allocation for this game in France was way below the minimum levels set by UEFA*, leaving lots of supporters ticketless. Toulouse’s official stadium capacity for UEFA competitions is 31,156 – 5% of this is 1,557 tickets. Our allocation was 1,200 tickets, 3.6%. We contacted both LFC and FSE to see how this had been allowed. LFC assured us they had pressed for a larger allocation, however as we saw and experienced, the away sector of the ground is fenced in, meaning Toulouse are able to push back on [...]

By |2023-12-14T09:10:37+00:00December 14th, 2023|
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European Club Finals #ForTheFans

Following last season’s Champions League and Europa League Finals, Spirit of Shankly have worked with supporters of the other finalists to share our experiences and to challenge UEFA to improve the experience of finals #ForTheFans.

By |2020-06-23T16:46:42+01:00July 3rd, 2019|
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SOS Support Parliamentary Motion

Spirit of Shankly have been contacted by some of our disabled supporters regarding the poor allocation of tickets from Barcelona for the Champions League fixture on 1 May. We have shared their details with LFC.

By |2020-06-23T16:51:54+01:00June 5th, 2019|
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Sponsors Stay Silent

Spirit of Shankly have been contacted by some of our disabled supporters regarding the poor allocation of tickets from Barcelona for the Champions League fixture on 1 May. We have shared their details with LFC.

By |2020-06-23T16:52:26+01:00May 18th, 2019|
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Champions League Final Sponsors – A joint statement with THST

Spirit of Shankly and Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust - the independent official fan groups of LFC and THFC - are calling on the main sponsors of the UEFA Champions League to return a proportion of the tickets they have received, for the Champions League final, to the pot for supporters of both clubs. 

By |2020-06-23T16:55:49+01:00May 16th, 2019|
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