Liverpool supporters ‘extremely disappointed’ by increase in ticket prices

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The Liverpool Supporters Board has said it is “extremely disappointed” by the club’s decision to increase ticket prices in line with inflation for the next three seasons. “We’ve engaged with the club in direct discussions since early February,” a statement from the Supporters Board said.

We were clear about our requests throughout: we sought a price freeze for two seasons, in line with the Football Supporters’ Association’s ‘Stop Exploiting Loyalty’ campaign, and sought commitment to work together to find alternatives that do not cost supporters more.“We felt this was an opportunity for the club to do what we might expect from those who pride themselves on it meaning ‘more’: be different from others, support fan loyalty, and work collectively on a solution that does not come at the expense of supporters.” Liverpool said adult general admission ticket prices, which this season cost between £39 and £61, would rise between £1.25 and £1.75 per ticket, while adult season tickets, which are set at between £713 and £904, will increase by between £21.50 and £27 from next year. A statement from Liverpool added: “The Supporters Board has been clear from the outset that its wish was for a ticket price freeze for two seasons, in line with the Football Supporters’ Association campaign against ticket price increases.“However, after careful consideration across several meetings, the club decided this was not considered viable in the highly competitive environment it operates within, as it continues to invest on and off the pitch, and rising costs across the club that are outside of its control.“The Supporters Board also made it clear it was opposed to any inflationary increase being applied for more than one year.

So too do loyal supporters,” the Supporters Board said. Supporters do not, and they see no share in those rewards.“We welcome the changes to the young adult ages and are glad the club listened to our pushback on proposals to increase the age threshold for senior concessions.