AGM Motion

From our last AGM EARLIER this year at our AGM, members voted in favour of a motion calling for Spirit of Shankly to join “the thousands of fans worldwide in adding their voice to the campaigns ‘Game over Israel’ and ‘Show Israel The Red Card.” Back in 2024, SOS made a donation to support the work of Ana Jeelani, a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, when she travelled to Gaza to treat people there. You can read about Ana’s experience here or watch her interview with Channel 4 News here. Our support [...]

By |2026-09-10T15:25:04+01:00September 10th, 2026|
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Walking to Rome…

...And meeting the Pope in memory of Brian and Gerard UPDATE On Thursday, 27 August, a group of more than 30 people, Reds and Blues, many of them members of Spirit of Shankly, including management committee member Ian Byrne, left Liverpool for Italy to do a sponsored walk to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer. The walk, part of the Via Francigena, began in Montefiascone and, over six days, sometimes with temperatures reaching 40C, they walked around 100 miles to Rome. And on Wednesday 2 September, the morning after they arrived in the capital, [...]

By |2026-09-10T11:17:51+01:00August 26th, 2026|
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Meeting with IFR

Understanding ODSE test FOLLOWING the recent announcement of a minority investment in Liverpool FC by 1892  Holdings, Spirit of Shankly contacted the Football Supporters Association (FSA) to facilitate a meeting with the Independent Football Regulator (IFR). As the recognised supporters' trust, we support the introduction of the IFR in the belief that football needs strong governance to protect clubs.  Earlier this week, SOS (and the FSA) met with the IFR to better understand the process involved in any potential owners of football clubs: the Owners, Directors, Senior Executives (ODSE) test. As Liverpool supporters, we know [...]

By |2026-08-28T19:15:38+01:00August 28th, 2026|
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Coach Travel to Bournemouth

Bournemouth (A) Bournemouth  Saturday 20 September 2026. Kick-off 2pm  Cost £58 members £68 non-members (includes membership fee) Book seat(s) online here Bookings are non-refundable unless we can resell the seat(s). Departs The Glenbuck Hotel (while there are roadworks on Walton Breck Road, see below) at 5.30am The Rocket at 6am Please confirm when booking where you would like to pick up the coach. Other pick-ups may be available depending on demand. The first five rows of the coach are reserved for disabled travellers, OAPs, children, women and MC members. After the game Please be aware that [...]

By |2026-08-24T16:16:50+01:00August 24th, 2026|
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FSG announcement

Sale of stake in club TODAY'S announcement that brings to an end the speculation of recent weeks and confirms the sale of a minority stake in LFC will have raised many questions for supporters. Much has been written and said of the individuals who make up the buying consortium, 1892 Holdings, which for Spirit of Shankly means that, alongside the formal due diligence required by the Premier League, we have reached out to the Independent Football Regulator to follow the next steps. We will also be speaking to our members and the wider supporter base [...]

By |2026-08-15T10:14:55+01:00August 14th, 2026|
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Potential sale of stake in LFC

Letter to the club Following initial reports of a potential sale of a stake in LFC, Spirit of Shankly wrote to the club at the end of July seeking further information and greater clarity of what it would mean should a sale go ahead. We asked: When is the ownership expecting to conclude a potential sale? What will the purchasers get in return – board seats, level of involvement in the control of the club on and off the pitch, dividends or other financial returns? Is this part of a planned wider sale, or a [...]

By |2026-08-11T09:49:38+01:00August 11th, 2026|
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Coach Travel to Ipswich

Ipswich Town (A) Ipswich Town  Friday 4 September 2026. Kick-off 8pm  Cost £57 members £67 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 11.30am The Rocket at 12noon Please confirm when booking where you would like to pick up the coach. Other pick-ups may be available depending on demand. The first five rows of the coach are reserved for disabled travellers, OAPs, children, women and MC members. After the game Please be aware that the coach will wait a maximum of 15 [...]

By |2026-08-07T08:42:12+01:00August 7th, 2026|
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Between The Lines

Unistar Drama Performance Earlier this month, at the Liverpool Lighthouse, a group of young people gave a compelling, emotive performance of Between The Lines – a play exploring the importance of connection, support and belonging. A community project, organised by Unistar Youth Theatre, supported by Spirit of Shankly and Evolve Youth Theatre, it also involved youngsters from North Liverpool Academy and An Hour for Others. Unistar worked with the groups of young people devising performances about county lines, knife crime, belonging and factors that affect crime and violence. And the importance of community. It was [...]

By |2026-07-31T14:57:31+01:00July 31st, 2026|
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Coach Travel to Newcastle

Newcastle United (A) Newcastle United  Sunday 23 August 2026. Kick-off 4.30pm  Cost £43 members £53 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 9am The Rocket at 9.30am Please confirm when booking where you would like to pick up the coach. Other pick-ups may be available depending on demand. The first five rows of the coach are reserved for disabled travellers, OAPs, children, women and MC members. After the game Please be aware that the coach will wait a maximum of 15 [...]

By |2026-07-29T19:49:20+01:00July 29th, 2026|
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Shankly’s spirit lives on

Brilliant day at Shankly Cup Congratulations to On The Ball Acadamy, winners of the 2026 Shankly Cup The Glasgow side beat last-year's winners, the Steven Gerrard Academy, 1-0 in a tightly fought final that capped a brilliant day. This year's event saw youth teams from Liverpool, Ayrshire, Glasgow, Wrexham and Dublin come together to play a tournament that celebrates Bill Shankly and upholds his principles and values of teamwork, humility, passion and community. And two former Liverpool FC players were on hand to hand out the trophy: Gordon Wallace, who played under Shanks, and two-time [...]

By |2026-07-01T11:32:32+01:00June 29th, 2026|
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