At the EGM held at the Sandon on November 19th, Liverpool Supporters' Union voted to commence a campaign against the escalating cost of match tickets. In particular, it was agreed to launch a campaign for a flat rate away ticket price of £25.

At this week’s away matches, against Arsenal and Manchester City, the Liverpool Supporters' Union, will start a campaign highlighting the increasing cost of ticket prices for away supporters and proposing a £25 flat rate for all supporters at away games.

At a time of increasing commercialisation, it’s important to remember what made the game of football the sport it is today. Footballers, managers and the supporters. Or the ‘Holy Trinity’ as Bill Shankly liked to call it.

Following the resolution at our last EGM, the Liverpool Supporters' Union has been working on its plan to campaign for a flat rate of a £25 away ticket price for all supporters at Premier League matches. Away ticket prices have hit the national headlines in recent days, due to the £62 cost of a ticket for the  forthcoming Liverpool FC fixture against Arsenal. In comparison, Stoke City supporters are being charged just £32 for their equivalent fixture against Arsenal. What is clear, is that supporters of all clubs are being ripped off. Categorising football matches, however, means that some are being ripped off more than others.

The Cost Of Being Liverpool keeps on going up. Season tickets, home tickets, tiered pricing, cup matches, away games, Europa League, Membership Schemes, Booking fees. There is always something more - an increased cost, an added cost - that makes it that bit harder to afford and often that much harder to justify.

In the modern game of football ticket prices are a massive focus for all football supporters with many being priced out of attending some or all of the matches they had attended in previous seasons. This was further highlighted in the BBC Price of Football survey which was published last week. This placed Liverpool FC as having the 2nd most expensive "cheapest match-day ticket" and the third most expensive "cheapest season ticket." 

With the new season upon us and thoughts of European travel a reality again, Spirit Of Shankly would like to ask Liverpool Football Club what are the conditions of the Thomas Cook sponsorship deal with the Club. 

Spirit of Shankly has become increasingly concerned with the increase in ticket prices for supporters, which has led to many members contacting us to ask what we can do about it.

On Tuesday 26th May 2009 SOS representatives met with Thomas Cook to discuss any common ground over the cost and arrangements of travel for Liverpool fans.

The Spirit of Shankly (SOS) recently met with Ian Ayre to question him on a number of wide ranging issues. We will be reporting back to members about this shortly. The question of the price of next season's Priority Ticket Scheme (PTS) was raised by the SOS and Mr. Ayre indicated that there was likely to be an announcement this week but that he was unwilling to go into any detail with the SOS as he wanted PTS members to be made aware of the proposals first.

Spirit of Shankly welcomes today’s news that the club is to freeze season ticket prices for 2009/10. We believe that this is in no small part down to the dialogue we have had with senior club officials in recent months. It is also an encouraging first step by Commercial Director Ian Ayre since taking responsibility for ticketing at the club and SOS will seek to discuss other match day and travel issues with him in the next few weeks.

The Liverpool Supporters’ Union (“Spirit of Shankly”) has a requirement for annual elections to its Management Committee.