Spirit of Shankly urges Liverpool to 'come back to table' as protest intensifies

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Liverpool FC NewsLiverpool FCSupporters at Anfield made their thoughts clear on the impending ticket price rises at Liverpool, following a protest at Anfield in the clash with Crystal Palace, as FSG continue to come under fireLiverpool fans have been protesting the club's rising ticket prices at Anfield(Image: (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images))Liverpool supporters' union The Spirit of Shankly has urged the club to return to the table to discuss rising ticket prices at Anfield.It comes after fans were seen protesting the plan made by the club's ownership, FSG, to implement an increase in the cost of tickets at home matches in each of the next three seasons. Supporters held up yellow cards in the 13th minute of Liverpool's win over Crystal Palace at the weekend, which included a message that reads: "Caution, Anfield's soul at risk."These cards were held up around the ground, including some in the away end, while several larger banners were seen taking aim at the decision and the club hierarchy.READ MORE: Liverpool's dream transfer window sees $108M target arrive and Barcelona battleREAD MORE: Harry Kane makes Champions League history and overtakes Liverpool legendThe planned protest was organized by The Spirit of Shankly group, with member Gareth Roberts talking to BBC Radio 5 Live about the decision to protest and what is next.He said: "Spirit of Shankly and other supporter groups are very much open to Liverpool coming back to the table because none of us want to be doing this."I'd much rather be having a pint with my mates before going in to watch Liverpool, but instead I'm spending hours giving out yellow cards."In terms of what it might take, 10 years ago, there were 10,000 of us that walked out of the ground at the prospect of £77 ($104) tickets at Anfield.

They subsequently did a U-turn on that idea, and we've never had £77 ($104) general admission tickets since."The majority of Anfield held up the cards, including Palace fans, so that sends an incredibly strong message that lots of people are concerned about the direction it's going in.Liverpool fans took aim at the ownership with a protest at Anfield(Image: (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images))"And other clubs should be because if Liverpool get away with putting these prices up, then you know that other clubs will follow suit."The clash underlines an issue that isn't unique to FSG or Liverpool, with plenty of soccer ownerships balancing the huge inflation seen in the game's costs with the need to raise more funds.If the ownership pushes on with price increases for season tickets, then the overall impact on the club's revenue is likely to be minimal, coming in at just a fraction of the £115.6 million ($156 million) the club reported for the 2025 accounts.While that is a relative drop in the ocean compared to Champions League revenues, which topped £82.5 million ($111.4 million), the impact on the fanbase itself will be felt more dearly.The argument is that the club should be able to take on those losses, especially given the £400 million ($540.2 million) wage expenditure reported in 2024/25, and over £400 million ($540.2 million) spent in last summer's transfer spend.Whether the owners will is another question, however, as soccer continues to battle with spiraling costs across the business structure.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCFSG