Match Issues
Since our inception SOS have ran, and been involved in, may successful campaigns on behalf of Liverpool supporters. We are remain committed to holding LFC to account when necessary and work alongside them on a wide range of issues.
We have also successfully represented hundreds of members who have found themselves in dispute with Liverpool FC, the police and the wider Football authorities.
If you have an issue that you would like us to raise with LFC please email us here.
Match Issues
Update to Recent Sanctions
Meeting with club A significant number of supporters recently received sanction letters, with alleged wrongdoing that centred around the manipulation of NFC passes, and or the use of software to facilitate buying tickets. We immediately contacted the club to understand better what had happened and raise [...]
SOS present Jürgen Klopp with a unique statue
Iron Man When Jürgen Klopp returned to Liverpool for the final weekend of the season, he took time out to meet with a small SOS delegation so we could present him with a statue as a token of our gratitude for all he did for Liverpool [...]
Statement on incident in Water Street, Liverpool
Investigation ongoing We are deeply saddened by the incident on Water Street yesterday. Our thoughts are with all those affected and we hope for a swift recovery to those who were injured. We are proud of how our city responded, from the emergency services and bystanders [...]
Spirit of Shankly Lead National Push to Stand Up for Football’s Community
Spirit of Shankly Lead National Push to Stand Up for Football’s Community Spirit of Shankly have submitted a motion to the Football Supporters' Association's 2025 Annual General Meeting, calling for the protection of football’s community foundations to be recognised as a key campaign priority. The motion, [...]
Liverpool Supporters’ Board: Ticket Changes – Have Your Say
Liverpool Supporters’ Board: Ticket Changes – Have Your Say Earlier this year, Liverpool FC confirmed there will be no rise in general admission ticket prices for the 2025/26 season. Since then, the club has begun discussions with the Supporters’ Board about a number of possible changes [...]
Spirit of Shankly Join 115 Fan Organisations To Call For Halt On Ticket Price Rises
Spirit of Shankly Join 115 Fan Organisations To Call For Halt On Ticket Price Rises SPIRIT of Shankly has joined 115 other supporter organisations – including the Liverpool Supporters' Board – in calling for a two-year halt on ticket price rises across the Premier League. Supporter [...]
Joint Statement: Spirit of Shankly, Newcastle United Supporters Trust & The EFL
Joint Statement: Spirit of Shankly, Newcastle United Supporters Trust & The EFL Spirit of Shankly (SoS) and Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) recently met with representatives of the English Football League (EFL) to discuss issues raised in our open letter regarding the 2025 Carabao Cup Final. [...]
Football Regulator: Ex-Liverpool MD Christian Purslow should not be in contention
Football Regulator: Ex-Liverpool MD Christian Purslow should not be in contention When it comes to naming the inaugural chair of the government’s Independent Football Regulator, it is safe to say the name Christian Purslow is a surprise contender. And yet, according to media reports, it is [...]
Stop Exploiting Loyalty: League Cup Final Tickets
Stop Exploiting Loyalty: League Cup Final Tickets Spirit of Shankly and Newcastle United Supporters' Trust have written a joint letter to the CEO of the English Football League, Trevor Birch to ask for some answers around ticket pricing, allocation and the kick off time of Sunday's [...]
Ticket price freeze for 25/26
Club announce price freeze Spirit of Shankly welcomes Liverpool FC’s decision to freeze ticket prices for the 2025/26 season. After presenting ways to increase revenue, including through ticketing, this decision is ultimately a positive step and a recognition of supporters’ concerns about the rising cost of attending matches. Through [...]
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 [...]
Ticket Price Increases Could ‘Kill The Kop,’ Warn Liverpool Supporters’ Groups
Ticket Price Increases Could ‘Kill The Kop,’ Warn Liverpool Supporters’ Groups AHEAD of Monday's Supporters' Board meeting and a discussion regarding ticket prices for the 2025/26 season, Spirit of Shankly, Spion Kop 1906, the Official Liverpool Supporter Clubs’ Network, Liverpool Women Supporters’ Club and cultuRED wrote [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ticket Increases
Why we oppose them Liverpool are pressing ahead with their plans to raise ticket prices for a second successive season, despite strong opposition. Spirit of Shankly, backed by a mandate from our members, and Spion Kop 1906 believe tickets are already too expensive. The cost of going to [...]
Youtube talk: the price of tickets
The money game For the regular matchgoing supporter going to the game is expensive – next season even more so. And it's not just Liverpool fans, price hikes have been announced at every Premier League club, with the exception of Crystal Palace, as record-breaking revenues are reported. [...]
Tickets on Expedia
Current Situation On Tuesday evening, Spirit of Shankly were made aware by supporters that tickets for forthcoming LFC matches were available to buy on expedia.com. Expedia are an official LFC partner and their resale web page was advertising tickets for games at Anfield (in hospitality seats) as well [...]
Ticket Increase Announcement
Joint statement with Spion Kop 1906 and Kop Outs For a second successive season, Liverpool have chosen to increase ticket prices for supporters. This is despite record commercial revenues and a place as the seventh richest football club in the world. They didn’t have to do this. There [...]
Ticket Prices
Do the right thing LFC are expected to announce ticket prices for the coming season within the next couple of weeks. After eight seasons of welcome price freezes, the cost of tickets increased last year. With no shift in the vicious cost-of-living crisis a further rise now [...]
Carabao Cup Final Follow-Up
Feedback In response to the issues experienced by supporters at Wembley for the recent Carabao Cup Final, we have been in talks with LFC, followed by the Wembley Stadium safety team, the FA, Brent Council, and the Metropolitan Police. On the day of the final, approximately 90 [...]
Issues at Carabao Cup Final
Accessing Wembley We are aware that a number of supporters experienced problems at Wembley at the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. These included significant issues with the digital ticketing system to enter the stadium, as well as concerns at and near to the turnstiles with a lack [...]
The Super League
Not then, not now Liverpool fans have already said no to a Super League, in April 2021 when it was first announced. Nothing has changed. We believed then that such a move – a breakaway league for the ‘elite’ – went against the values and traditions of [...]
