Liverpool supporters turn Anfield yellow with new protest against ticket prices

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Supporters are angry at Liverpool's move to raise general admission ticket prices annually for the next three seasonsLiverpool supporters have turned Anfield yellow in a new protest against Fenway Sports Group's decision to increase ticket prices. Fans inside Anfield for this afternoon’s game against Crystal Palace held up yellow cards in the 13th minute of the match to show their opposition at the increases, which were announced last month.Supporter organisations including Spirit of Shankly, Spion Kop 1906, Kop Outs (LFC LGBTQ+ supporters group), cultuRED (faith and ethnicity supporters group), the LFC Women’s Supporters Club and multiple branches of the Official Liverpool Supporters Club co-ordinated the action, with the cards being distributed around Anfield ahead of the game.Supporters are angry at Liverpool's move to raise general admission ticket prices annually for the next three seasons - a decision they say is unprecedented and removes the scope for consultation.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageBut Liverpool say the lines of communication with supporters are still open, and they are happy to continue discussing the matter with supporters.The club have also pointed to the increases being linked to inflation, and say that adult general admission season tickets will rise to no more than £1.42 per match. They also point to the rise in matchday operating costs at Anfield, which they say have gone up 85%.The Anfield protests against the increases began during the clash against Fulham earlier this month and continued in the Champions League quarter-final game against Paris Saint-Germain, with supporters urged to avoid spending money inside the ground.

We will need the support of the fans."While Kop icon Jamie Carragher has backed the fans' protests, telling the ECHO last week: "No owners of any club are ever popular but they have been absolutely fantastic for us, I'd argue that with the staunchest Red who goes home and away."But I don't understand the ticket price thing in terms of how much they are bringing in from sponsorship and the revenue from the Premier League and when you look at wage bills, Liverpool's is right up there with the best. And this idea that they need to up ticket prices to pay for these players, it's absolute nonsense."The supporters are not daft, there's enough out there, the intelligent ones can put the numbers together and say well you're only going to gain an extra [small amount].