by Fans of Manchester United, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester City will hold joint protests against rising ticket prices on Sunday as part of the Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign.
The action takes place before United host Everton at 1:30 p.m. and Liverpool take on City at 4:30 p.m. At the Trinity Statue at Old Trafford, United supporters group FC58, Everton supporters and fan representatives supporting food banks will display a Stop Exploiting Loyalty banner. This will be reflected at Anfield, where from 3pm the Spirit of Shankly group and Liverpool fans will gather near the Fans Supporting Foodbanks collection point along with the City 1894 group and MCFC Fans Foodbank Support.
A statement from the groups said: “Banners inside and outside the ground will highlight a common message: enough is enough – stop exploiting loyalty. Groups of supporters from all four clubs are joining together to support the Football Supporters’ Association’s #StopExploitingLoyalty campaign, which highlights soaring ticket prices, the erosion of concessionary pricing and above-inflation increases that are putting pressure on away the people who make up the backbone of English football. culture.
“It comes in the same week that the Premier League’s new broadcast rights deal increased by 17% to a staggering £12.25 billion, further diminishing the importance of ticket revenue. general entry for club finances Yet despite this, all but one Premier League club increased ticket prices last season, and this week Manchester United announced all new tickets for children and fans. older at Old Trafford would move to £66.
“There is also growing concern that some clubs are now targeting the £30 cap on away tickets in the Premier League, threatening to dismantle one of the last safeguards for fans, many of whom are making multiple financial sacrifices to continue supporting their club. Football does not have a revenue problem; he has a spending problem – and his loyal supporters should not bear the cost.”
On Wednesday, the Guardian reported that United’s increase in ticket prices was part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s drive to make the club more financially viable.
