04 Feb 2016 12:57:06
" TRANSFORMING FANS INTO CUSTOMERS ", and that's on FENWAYS own website. For the people who read and replied to my post that's now on the banter2 page. I knew you would all reply in favour of the owners, that was a given. We (season ticket holders) are walking out on 77 minutes this weekend in protest at the new ticket charges for next season. I like quite a few others will be buying my Wembley ticket and not going, hopefully we'll get a good few to do it, and make these people realise we won't take being treated this way lying down. And F$G, this is just the beginning.
04 Feb 2016 13:12:33
Sorry mate but can't agree with buying tickets for wembley and not going. The walkout yes but considering how desparate thousands of committed fans are that won't be able to get one that's out of order - and of course the only people it helps are the scalpers.
04 Feb 2016 13:16:00
Yeah buying a ticket for a final and not attending is bad. There's protests and there's stupidity.
04 Feb 2016 13:26:26
I agree ticket increases aren't ideal for anyone but that's the reality of teams in the epl at the moment ( let's not compare countries right now because this is a protest against lfc not the epl) all it shows is a) you have enough enough cash to throw away b) that you're okay with the team having a lot less support ( which could cost us silverware) as long as it suits yourselves. Let's face it Anfield is going to sell out 99% of the time regardless be it to locals or non locals . Man utd had the same prawn eating crowds for years but it sustained their growth. If the team wins more and can deliver more funds through commercial deals then potentially the increases will be less. I don't think not supporting your team in critical games is the best best strategy. My two cents ( probably worth less lol)
04 Feb 2016 13:26:57
I have no problem with the pricing. It's a double edged sword, if we want to compete we'll have to find some way of paying back the owner who backed BR in the market after finishing 2nd and then again. Yes they were naive, but they still saved the club from financial meltdown.
I couldn't really caer less about season ticket holders, good for you for supporting so long, but I along with many of my generation of LFC fans can't get on a waiting list for tickets which was 15,000 long before they simply cancelled it because people still buy tickets on an annual basis in their fathers name as they never re registered. Hopefully it might price out some greedy people who opted to cheat their way to season tickets.
04 Feb 2016 13:28:57
P. S if you want to blame any one, blame rick parry and David Moores for piddling away an opportunity to grow the club in the 90's and 00's expand the stadium, invest in the squad to win etc.
04 Feb 2016 13:29:14
The walkout is bad as well. Klopp and the players didn't put the prices up. The walkout isn't going to change anything except potentially the result when all our players are distracted by a bunch of plastics walking out on them.
04 Feb 2016 13:33:33
Well you sound absolutely ridiculous. Whether supporting the ticket price change or not, The same fans will be the ones moaning about not spending ridiculous money on transfers!
To buy a Wembley ticket and not go, makes you a fool and a petulant one at that. Your loss buddy.
04 Feb 2016 13:35:41
How about just sell the ticket to me?
04 Feb 2016 13:35:58
It's all about individual decisions IMO but the team needs our support.
04 Feb 2016 13:40:23
I understand your frustrations but this is just another whinge fest. Not turning up to Wembley is just the wrong way to go about showing it, all it does is further demonstrate your petulant behaviour and quite frankly, the club are better off without "fans" like yourself.
04 Feb 2016 13:48:56
I'm sorry Waro, but I hope you and the other deserters get booed out of the stadium.
04 Feb 2016 13:53:15
So is every season ticket holder in the Kop walking out? Even though their season tickets next year are slightly cheaper?
It is was always going to be the case that prices would rise. I don't like them but I understand they where going to come and why.
My personal beef with the price hikes is that it doesn't appear to be consistent around the ground. People are being penalised or benefitting depending on where they sit. That isn't fair. You can't hike up prices by £160 in some parts of the ground and then reduce them in others. I would have prepared to see a proportionate increase all over. At least then everybody is in the same boat.
As for not attending Wembley what really is the purpose of that? Petulance at the highest level.
04 Feb 2016 13:59:43
Waro- of course we are customers, what else are we? We buy tickets, merchandise etc. Fans = customers, yes it could be worded more discreetly or a bit cleverer but I'm not naive enough to know that to the club I'm no more than income. To the team itself I would like to think we as fans are more appreciated, I'm sure we are, otherwise Klopp and co. Would not look so dejected when we lose. They care because we care. If we don't pay how do you think the club are going to shell out? These sorts of protests only effect the team anyway, not the club.
04 Feb 2016 14:07:47
I'll have your cup final ticket. I'll even make sure I shake my fist in Klopp's rough direction if you want, just to show him how mad and angry I am at something he has no control over.
04 Feb 2016 14:25:20
Wasn't long ago we had poor little Waro complaining he could barely afford tickets on his minuscule £35 K a year, now we're buying tickets and not going.
Oh no, ticket prices have gone up, not like this doesn't happen all over the world, I hope you start boycotting Londis when braces goes over £1.10 an hour, and I hope your boycotting the raise in minimum wage,
Honestly, call yourself a fan,
{Ed001's Note - seriously? I don't see why anyone would not be against a ticket price rise.}
04 Feb 2016 14:33:53
I'll gladly buy anyone's final tickets who have them and don't wanna turn up!? £.
04 Feb 2016 15:20:07
Didn't say anywhere they were a good idea mate, my point is inflation exists, leaving at 77 minutes will likely have a negative impact on the team, and buying a ticket then refusing to attend the game is laughable.
Each to their own, and I'll defend the right for anybody to show disdain for the increases, but I don't agree with it when it potentially hurts the team, it takes tickets away from fans who would attend, cheer on the team and create an atmosphere.
Again, not defending the increase, just questioning the reaction,
04 Feb 2016 16:39:40
Sorry Ed01 and waro but our tickets are still one of the cheapest in the prem.
04 feb 2016 16:53:48
fsg have just changed the wording on their website from "transforming fans into customers" to "transforming customers to fans" lol. looks like your having an affect already waro.
04 Feb 2016 17:41:53
I can understand the protest to leave on the 77th minute on principle, although I'm sure there's a better way to get the point across but if people are willing to leave a game early to protest then fair play to them I suppose. I just can't for the life of me understand why people would buy a ticket then not go to a final, I'd kill for a ticket to that game. I just hope that if there's vacant seats at the final, the people who did't go aren't on here slating the team afterwards if we lose because it's not every season we're in a final and it's definitely something worthy of our support in my opinion.