Following last weekends protest on the Kop in which the traditional banners and flags were replaced with one questioning the rising cost of watching football at Anfield, the Liverpool hierarchy has agreed to meet with Reds supporters union Spirit of Shankly and fan group Spion Kop 1906 to discuss this combustible matter.
It’s hard not to empathize with the Reds traditionally working class support with the cost of tickets pricing many out of watching their team live. Between 1990 and 2010, the price for taking in a match at Anfield has risen substantially with seats available for as low as £4 in the early nineties. Now, in 2014, the cheapest ticket you can get is a whopping £37 — a price that’s nothing short of prohibitive for the vast majority of fans.
Earlier today it was confirmed that the club would be meeting with Spirit of Shankly and Spion Kop 1906 next week, which means that the traditional displays, which were to be withheld until the club agreed to sit down and discuss the issue, will return for Sunderland’s visit on Saturday.
This latest round of action build on a growing disenfranchisement with Premier League football as a whole with the Against Modern Football, Football Without Fans is Nothing and similar ticket price protests all pointing towards a disconnect between the supporters and club owners everywhere. With television revenues sky-rocketing, one would think that the cost of a match day ticket would be offset with this new influx of income, but that hasn’t been the case, not only in Liverpool, but around the league, and the country, as a whole.
More on this as it develops…
