Overview
- Supporters unfurled a 'No to ticket price increases' banner and chanted during Saturday's Fulham match, following Spion Kop 1906's decision to remove Kop flags for the remaining home games except the PSG fixture.
- Spirit of Shankly urged a 'not a pound in the ground' boycott inside Anfield and said protests will escalate across home and away fixtures, with fans also asked to delay season-ticket renewals until the May 25 deadline.
- Liverpool's plan links prices to the Consumer Price Index for three seasons, starting with a 3% rise in 2026/27 that adds about £1.25–£1.75 per general-admission match and £21.50–£27 to season tickets next year.
- CEO Billy Hogan wrote to fans on Friday defending the move, saying matchday costs are up about 85% over a decade with utilities up 107% and business rates up 286%, and he asked that debate be grounded in facts.
- Critics point to record revenues and an estimated £1.2m annual gain from the hikes and warn of harm to Anfield's culture, with MP Ian Byrne calling the plan an 'existential threat' and supporters recalling a 2016 walkout that forced a U-turn.