Liverpool fans protested a rise in ticket prices
Liverpool fans made their discontent with rising ticket prices clear during Saturday's Premier League match against Fulham at Anfield. A banner was on full display at the Kop, which simply read: "No to ticket price increases," in a bold red font.
Elsewhere, fans were heard chanting: "Shove your prices up your a***," in a showing of discontent, as tensions rose inside the 61,276-seat stadium. It comes in response to the club announcing last month that the cost of tickets will increase in line with inflation for the next three years.
With many football fans already feeling priced out across the country, the move did not sit well with Liverpool loyalists. Elsewhere, supporters club Spirit of Shankly also had their say ahead of Saturday's 5.30pm kick-off.
They said in a statement: "SUPPORTERS are angry. And they have every right to be. Liverpool FC has chosen to ignore clear, overwhelming opposition from its own supporters and push ahead with plans to increase ticket prices for the next three seasons.
"The open meeting online, the survey, and countless conversations all point to the same thing: fans do not accept this decision. And if the club’s owners won’t listen, then we make them. This is no longer about consultation. That opportunity has been and gone. This is about action.
"Supporter groups are already organising a coordinated response. We are doing so at speed because time is against us. But the direction is clear: protests will take place. If the club does not value supporter voices, we will make ourselves difficult to ignore.
"The Supporters’ Board has formally informed the club that action is coming. Now it is on all of us to back it."
Elsewhere, Spion Kop 1906 - who also staged their own protests ahead of the game, wrote on Thursday: "Since the announcement regarding future ticket pricing, we have been in discussions as a group regarding our response.
"As always, we will pay our respects at the closest game to the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, which will be the PSG game (on Tuesday, April 14). After much consultation, all Spion Kop 1906 flags will no longer be present at Anfield at the remaining fixtures.
"We feel we have been left with no other option, year on year the rising costs are pricing more fans out of football. Fans are increasingly reaching their breaking point as football becomes unaffordable.
"We must take a stand against the rising cost of football, we feel there's a value to being valued. The culture and traditions, which have been passed down by previous generations must be preserved, with football remaining accessible to future generations.
"We, the fans, are the heartbeat of the football club; the same heartbeat that Liverpool Football Club market for a pound note. We urge FSG to remember that our club should embody the identity of its surrounding community and resonate with the values of the local area.
"What is Anfield without its heartbeat? Do the right thing for the future of our game. Listen to the heartbeat. NO TO TICKET PRICE INCREASES."
