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Travel to Old Trafford

Sunday 24 October To all supporters travelling to Old Trafford on Sunday, there may be increased traffic leaving Liverpool due to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon also taking place. This will not affect the route of the Spirit of Shankly coach that will leave the 12th Man at 1.30pm and the Rocket at 2pm, as arranged. Coaches will not be escorted into the stadium. There are also roadworks around Old Trafford itself that could make the journey longer, but the trams are running as normal – there is no strike. There will be three checks [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-10-22T16:10:01+01:00October 22nd, 2021|

Coach Travel to Preston

Wednesday 27 October Preston Away: Carabao Cup Wednesday 27 October 2021. Kick-off 7.45pm Cost £23 members £33 non-members (includes membership fee) Booking is online only here Departs The Twelfth Man at 4.15pm The Rocket at 4.45pm 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 responsibility of the individual to return to [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-10-15T10:20:50+01:00October 15th, 2021|

AGM and Management Committee Election

MC Election Details The second part of Spirit of Shankly’s 2021 AGM will take place on 27 November. Among the items on the agenda will be the result of the upcoming Management Committee elections. The MC is made up of a maximum of 15 people, as written in our constitution. Following the recent nomination process, we have 20 candidates, which triggers an election. This election will be independently managed by Civica https://www.civica.com/en-gb/sectors/ • Candidates must send a 200-word statement supporting their standing by 4pm 22 October 2021 to secretary@spiritofshankly.com. • Members will receive a link [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-11-29T18:53:50+00:00October 14th, 2021|

Coach Travel to Manchester United

SOLD OUT Sunday 24 October Manchester United Away: Premier League Sunday 24 October 2021. Kick-off 4.30pm Cost: £19 members £29 non-members (includes membership fee) Booking is online only here Departs The Twelfth Man at 1.30pm The Rocket at 2pm 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 responsibility of the [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-10-16T13:37:39+01:00October 14th, 2021|

Letter to Keir Starmer

Letter to Keir Starmer We, Spirit of Shankly, are angered to read that you have decided to engage with The Sun. It was a scandalous decision by the Labour Party to allow journalists from this publication into and report on Conference this year, but for a Labour Party leader to choose to appear in it is beyond belief. Particularly one who pledged never to speak to them during the leadership campaign in 2020. The fact you have chosen to do so, and in the wake of Hillsborough claiming its 97th victim, demonstrates poor judgement, limited [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-10-03T11:13:13+01:00October 3rd, 2021|

Management Committee Elections 2021

Management Committee Elections 2021 In accordance with Spirit of Shankly's Constitution, election for membership of the Management Committee is required. Nominations are now open and application forms can be found here. Each candidate needs to be a current member of SOS and be proposed and seconded by current members. The closing date is 8 October 2021. Following this date, if there are more candidates than vacancies, elections will be held before the second part of our AGM in November. Join Renew Donate [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-11-29T18:54:07+00:00September 29th, 2021|

SOS AGM 2021 follow up

AGM, Part One, Follow-up On behalf of the Spirit of Shankly Management Committee, I'd like to thank those members who were able to make the meeting in person and those who joined online yesterday, Saturday 18 September. The slides we used at the meeting to help illustrate what SOS have been up to are linked below. Remember, part two of our 2021 AGM is scheduled to take place on 27 November. We will finalise the time and location once information and kick-off time for the home fixture against Southampton for that day is confirmed. Regards [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2022-08-17T13:01:21+01:00September 19th, 2021|

Coach Travel to Watford

Saturday 16 October Watford Away: Premier League Saturday 16 October 2021. Kick-off 12.30pm Cost: £40 members £50 non-members (includes membership fee) Booking is online only here Departs The Twelfth Man at 6.45am The Rocket at 7:15am 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 responsibility of the individual to return to [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-10-15T10:21:55+01:00October 1st, 2021|

Coach Travel to Brentford

Saturday 25 September Brentford Away: Premier League Saturday 25 September 2021. Kick-off 5.30pm Cost: £42.00 members £52.00 non-members (includes membership fee) Booking is online only here Departs The Twelfth Man at 8am The Rocket at 8:30am Please confirm when booking where you would like to be 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 responsibility of the individual to return [...]

By Brian Pickstock|2021-09-17T11:15:49+01:00September 17th, 2021|