06 Feb 2016 19:43:05
I've kept my opinion to myself till now.
1) the fans are right to make a stand.
2) it was done in totally the wrong way, it stinks worse than the Mancs flying banners.
3) a sit in protest should of happened.
And finally. As player transfer fees rise, and money grabbing agents want more, as players want more per week, what we put into the club will rise. Especially now China want to take some top talents.
My conclusion, don't blame the owners, blame Fifa for not capping wages and transfers, for allowing agents to get ridiculous cuts for what is a phone call. If every transfer was capped at £30m and every wage at £100,000, ticket prices could go down by half.
The whole game is in a state, arsene said it himself about Arsenal and how they won't be lowering their prices.
The more inflated the players become, the more the fans will suffer.
That's my two cents anyway.
06 Feb 2016 19:53:32
Have to agree, a protest is fine, but leaving a match early is hurting the team.
06 Feb 2016 20:11:31
Spot on, lads. You have a right to protest. You can do sit ins, protest outside the stadium or whatever. But walking out on a team struggling for confidence during a game is just wrong and it's cutting your nose to spite your face, really. Dumb idea!
06 Feb 2016 20:14:03
I agree. Protest if that is what people want to do but walking out mid game was only ever going to distract the players.
06 Feb 2016 20:15:31
I agree with you Benny totally.
This is not a Liverpool issue it's a premier league issue, if we want to compete in anyway unfortunately we will only end up having to pay more.
I remember paying £1.50 every week as a young teenager queuing up alongside the kop wall sandwiched in by the horses.
Unfortunately those days are long gone, I hate the way it costs me almost £100 to take me and my lad to my club, but I also understand I can't complain too much because I want us to do so well, because I want us to do well I know we have to pay stupid wages to players, rediculous fees to agents and large transfer fees for half decent players . I also know if we don't do this we will become a mid table team each season (not too far away) and we will complain some more. We can't compete with the mancs match day revenue, the billionaire owners at city and Chelsea so I will pay the extra few quid I can't afford to support my team, for those that can't or don't want to just please don't walk out on Liverpool ever. stay in the ground longer if you must but don't leave early.
{Ed001's Note - but we don't need higher ticket prices to compete, we need better work on transfers.}
06 Feb 2016 20:16:37
The fans are right to make a stand benny? Yesterday we were whingers, make your mind up. Your more confused than scobby doo mate! Have an opinion and stick with it, I may not agree but I'd respect you for sticking to your guns.
{Ed001's Note - is it not the point of discussion to listen to other people and see if they can change their mind. Benny has listened and realised you have a point, why is that so bad? Surely that is a good thing?}
06 Feb 2016 20:17:14
"The mancs flying banners". Missed your banner for rodgers then did you?
06 Feb 2016 20:48:05
I'm not blaming FIFA for Liverpool fc raising their ticket prices. As far as I'm aware a wage cap would not last long in court. I'm not blaming the owners either, they will have little input into the details.
Liverpool FC need to reverse this decision, simple.
I've got no problem with a peaceful protest which 99% of it was.
I'm disgusted that some fans turned on fans who decided not to protest. Protesting should be an individual decision and you do not turn on your fellow fans because you have a legitimate disagreement with the club. I supported the walkout vocally but still received awful abuse.
As for the team, predictably spineless.
06 Feb 2016 20:48:39
Trevor, £2 million, doesn't make a big difference mate, look at the extra TV revenue or ridiculous wages paid, maybe Ian Ayre could negotiate a little harder on wages and save the £2 million in a matter of hours.
06 Feb 2016 21:08:08
That's fair enough ed001, and if that's genuinely what he's done then fair play, but I have this niggle at the back of my head that he's only changed his mind because of your strong opinion on this subject and the fact you do podcasts together. If it's a genuine opinion change based on reflection then I apologise to the lad, but I'll never know as he's unlikely to admit to it.
{Ed001's Note - he doesn't agree with the choice of protest, that he has not changed his mind on.}
06 Feb 2016 21:14:10
OK ed, fair enough mate.
{Ed001's Note - if only he would listen to me more he might learn something!}
06 Feb 2016 21:24:34
Just to clarify, I agree with the reasons behind the the protests, he club needs to sort out some priorities, but just believe there are better ways to do it.
06 Feb 2016 21:26:32
Waro I don't need your approval of my opinion, nor your apology. Cheers for you attention though.
06 Feb 2016 22:10:18
I never said you did benny, just as I don't need your approval to walk out of the game on 77 minute.