A Liverpool FC supporters group have this week urged Liverpool fans to intentionally miss the club's away game against Hull City on Tuesday night, in a protest against the price of a ticket for the game.
The Spirit Of Shankly group were this week disgusted as tickets for the game were announced at £50, reduced to £48 through a Premier League away fans incentive.
This is a huge rise in price compared to last season's game, where fans were made to pay £35 per ticket. Also, Stoke City fans were only charged £16 for their seat at the KC Stadium in August, whilst Everton fans paid £35 in January.
Due to these rising costs, the fans group are spreading the message that fans should miss the match, and instead join them in either Liverpool or London to protest at what they belive to be "honest fans being priced out of the game they love".
Spirit Of Shankly wants fans to buy a £10 child's ticket for the game, in order to not have their match credit affected, and simply not turn up for the match, creating a noticeable amount of empty seats during Tuesday's match.
Jay McKenna, chairperson of the group, said: “We’ve been pleased, and surprised, at the interest this has generated. It’s been great to see solidarity from coach companies, from Liverpool and beyond, who are backing the campaign. The feeling is that this is the straw that will break the camel’s back for a lot of people. To charge £50 for a football game is shocking, whatever the circumstances, be it at Anfield, the KC Stadium or wherever. But to do this for a Tuesday night game, at two weeks’ notice, when other clubs have been charged significantly less this season, is, to us at least, everything that is wrong with football ticket pricing."