Mammoth TV deals, stadium expansions and greater worldwide exposure should, in theory, equate to cheaper ticket prices.
Sadly, and regrettably, that’s not the case as Premier League clubs and their most loyal fans continue to fall out of love with one another.
A game built on the grounds of the common man, the blue-collar working society has ceased to exist for longer than just a few years – the trend has been developing for decades now.
That’s not the specific reason why fans are disgruntled, moreover that no matter how much the wealthiest clubs in the land expand ticket prices continue to increase at an alarming and sickening rate.
Liverpool fans have been at the forefront of campaigning for more cost-effective ticket prices.
The gang at The Redmen TV flesh out the deeply-rooted issues facing their beloved football club.
After the club officially announced their new matchday and season ticket pricing structure, to coincide with the opening of the brand new Main Stand, they delve into the specifics of prices, incentives, youth tickets and hospitality.
Simply put, the club have opted for commercialism over the authentic matchday experience.
Liverpool – and this goes the other big clubs losing their famous atmospheres – are losing their identity as a club who create a raucous and distinctly scouse atmosphere due to the incompetence of the board.
Red And White Kop have a thread dedicated to the declining atmosphere at Anfield and in conjunction with two of Liverpool’s most important fan groups, Spion Kop and Spirit Of Shankly, have tried relentlessly to engineer change.
In the lunchtime kickoff on Saturday against Sunderland the members of Spion Kop are encouraging a walkout at the 77th minute mark to denounce the astronomical rise in ticket prices.
Matchday ticket comparison – Look at all those going up. And look at the very few in red going down. #LFC pic.twitter.com/BG9j9cmReh
— Jay McKenna (@JayMcKenna87) February 3, 2016
This Is Anfield documents the planned protest perfectly, explaining how regular ticket prices in the new Main Stand are set to rise to £77 for a ‘category A’ match, with even some season tickets more than £1,000 for the first time.
The prices have been labelled as pure greed by the club’s most prominent fan groups.
What transpires on Saturday will, for Liverpool and the league’s fans, hopefully be a considerable step to altering an upward trend of pricing out the fabric of the very game – the fans.
Enough is enough, football is nothing without fans.
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