ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

[Fearthainn]

Quite frustrating that we choose the seasons when they're tripe to be as bad as them.

But there's still so many things to laugh at, the slip, Aldridge's squirrel 'tache, Sterling running like a duck, them spunking millions every year on average players.

 

[By god I'm blue]

Quite frustrating that we choose the seasons when they're tripe to be as bad as them.

But there's still so many things to laugh at, the slip, Aldridge's squirrel 'tache, Sterling running like a duck, them spunking millions every year on average players.

We always manage to out [Poor language removed] them

 

[moyeslovechild]

they will get destroyed at Old trafford in a couple of weeks

 

[WA Toffee]

What the hell has been going on in this thread.

People talking about news story about a Liverpool player, and whether it actually is a witch hunt because he didn't really do anything wrong, or whether it is a genuine news story because he is a racist. Which to be fair is pretty much the name of the thread

 

[Ashtonian]

Now is it just me, OR..........

Those lot didn't think twice about the ticket prices until the BBC ran a story on it? There was no protests about the price until the first home game after the report was published.

It is almost as if they never noticed the price until it was pointed out to them!

 

[hullefc]

Now is it just me, OR..........

Those lot didn't think twice about the ticket prices until the BBC ran a story on it? There was no protests about the price until the first home game after the report was published.

It is almost as if they never noticed the price until it was pointed out to them!

Premier League fans descend on London to protest about ticket prices
Supporters groups vent their fury about 'greedy' clubs hiking prices despite signing a £5.5bn television deal

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Link to video: Fans protest over high Premier League ticket prices
The Globe pub, opposite Baker Street Tube station in London, is normally the gathering point for raucous shows of partisanship ahead of Wembley finals. But on Wednesday there was unity in the air, as well as righteous fury, as rival fans gathered over a pint before a march onPremier League headquarters to protest against ticket prices. Rather than baiting one another, cries of "You greedy bastards, enough is enough", "We hate Sky Sports and we hate Sky Sports" and "Supporters, united, will never be defeated" filled the air as Arsenal fans marched alongside their Spurs counterparts and Liverpool supporters joined forces with Manchester United diehards.

"We've had enough. We've just got to let the Premier League know how we feel," said John Bonfield, a Spurs fan from Hackney who said he feels his club simply charge whatever they think they can get away with. The genesis for the march was a couple of meetings organised by more than 15 supporters' groups in the north-west and London, with Liverpool's Spirit of Shankly as the driving force, in the wake of protests against away-ticket prices at the Emirates and elsewhere last season".

It was not true that the Spirit of Shankly were the 'driving force'. Man City fans started the ball rolling with their protest against away games ticket prices at Wigan, I think, and the Emirates. Which prompted this from Arsenal supporters.

"An angry group of Arsenal fans have written to chief executive Ivan Gazidis to stress concerns about the club's ticket prices.

The debate has gathered pace with the Gunners in the firing line after Manchester City sent back more than 900 tickets for Sunday's game at the Emirates because many supporters refused to pay £62".

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...extortionate-ticket-prices.html#ixzz3KvQntT9u
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But there was always an elephant in the room. Why go to London to protest when you should be confronting your own club. LFC received not one letter, from any of their supporters groups complaining about ticket prices and particularly away ticket prices.

You are right they opportunistically took advantage of a report by the BBC, to try and position themselves, to be seen to be in the forefront of the campaign against high ticket prices. It is not surprising really that they are a bunch of self promoting egotists. Very much in the mould of their manager.

 

[Ashtonian]

Premier League fans descend on London to protest about ticket prices
Supporters groups vent their fury about 'greedy' clubs hiking prices despite signing a £5.5bn television deal

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Link to video: Fans protest over high Premier League ticket prices
The Globe pub, opposite Baker Street Tube station in London, is normally the gathering point for raucous shows of partisanship ahead of Wembley finals. But on Wednesday there was unity in the air, as well as righteous fury, as rival fans gathered over a pint before a march onPremier League headquarters to protest against ticket prices. Rather than baiting one another, cries of "You greedy bastards, enough is enough", "We hate Sky Sports and we hate Sky Sports" and "Supporters, united, will never be defeated" filled the air as Arsenal fans marched alongside their Spurs counterparts and Liverpool supporters joined forces with Manchester United diehards.

"We've had enough. We've just got to let the Premier League know how we feel," said John Bonfield, a Spurs fan from Hackney who said he feels his club simply charge whatever they think they can get away with. The genesis for the march was a couple of meetings organised by more than 15 supporters' groups in the north-west and London, with Liverpool's Spirit of Shankly as the driving force, in the wake of protests against away-ticket prices at the Emirates and elsewhere last season".

It was not true that the Spirit of Shankly were the 'driving force'. Man City fans started the ball rolling with their protest against away games ticket prices at Wigan, I think, and the Emirates. Which prompted this from Arsenal supporters.

"An angry group of Arsenal fans have written to chief executive Ivan Gazidis to stress concerns about the club's ticket prices.

The debate has gathered pace with the Gunners in the firing line after Manchester City sent back more than 900 tickets for Sunday's game at the Emirates because many supporters refused to pay £62".

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...extortionate-ticket-prices.html#ixzz3KvQntT9u
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

But there was always an elephant in the room. Why go to London to protest when you should be confronting your own club. LFC received not one letter, from any of their supporters groups complaining about ticket prices and particularly away ticket prices.

You are right they opportunistically took advantage of a report by the BBC, to try and position themselves, to be seen to be in the forefront of the campaign against high ticket prices. It is not surprising really that they are a bunch of self promoting egotists. Very much in the mould of their manager.

I was wrong then lol

But still, the acticle gets uploaded and the banners come out the following weekend. Almost like they have to be protesting something each week and ballotelli was racist a month too late (satire).

 

[hullefc]

I was wrong then lol

But still, the acticle gets uploaded and the banners come out the following weekend. Almost like they have to be protesting something each week and ballotelli was racist a month too late (satire).

The march was in June 2013 but it took them until November 2014 to launch their first demo against their own club.


Posted by The FSF 29th November 2011
Wolves fans plan to "Take Back The Game"

A group of Wolverhampton Wanderers supporters are fighting to “take back the game” – and they plan to start with a ten-minute silent protest at Wolves v Sunderland on Sunday. The organisers are asking fans of both sides to join in the silence which is inspired by an identical protest in the Swedish league at a game between AIK and Djurgarden earlier this year (see below).

- See more at: http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/v...e-Back-The-Game.php#sthash.0XhB8xRM.dpufOther more club specific campaigns, groups, protests and boycotts have also sprung up in cities and towns across the country. While they often have superficially different rallying cries, such as ownership issues (think Spirit of Shankly or Green & Gold), debt and supporter solidarity ('Fans Reunited over Argyle troubles'), or ticket prices ('Ticket trouble at the Bridge and Bramall Lane'), the campaigns share common values. - See more at: http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/v...o-Take-Back-The-Game.php#sthash.0XhB8xRM.dpuf

Ticket prices were not an issue for the RS in 2011 but they have attempted to highjack the protest. One of the many reasons they as a club are not the 'neutrals' second team.

 

[Deleted member 24970]

The thing is, Liverpool are demanding a new ground or a extension on Analfield. Rumours are the costs to be around £150million. Now if they think the yanks are going to spend £150m on a upgrade and pay for it all themselves then they are more foolish than i thought. If Everton get a new ground i can guarantee at least £100 rise on season tickets. These Owners are business men looking for a return on their investment.

 

[jaybx1878]

i can see why they are protesting, the ticket's over there are approaching £60 a game, I think Everton offer good value in comparison.

 

[Coach]

This explains a few things about the norwegian connection (right at the end!)

 

[Jacko93]

The thing is, Liverpool are demanding a new ground or a extension on Analfield. Rumours are the costs to be around £150million. Now if they think the yanks are going to spend £150m on a upgrade and pay for it all themselves then they are more foolish than i thought. If Everton get a new ground i can guarantee at least £100 rise on season tickets. These Owners are business men looking for a return on their investment.

I reckon It'll be more than that.

 

[Jacko93]

i can see why they are protesting, the ticket's over there are approaching £60 a game, I think Everton offer good value in comparison.

I dont see why they are protesting at all. It is the prices they pay, for the players they demand that drives these prices. Tell them, we'll knock 50% off your season ticket price and sell sturridge, Sterling, Coutinho, Moreno and not offer Gerrard a new contract. Plus we'll have a self enforced transfer embargo for 18 months, then they'll not be happy.

they laugh at how skint we are, while bemoaning what they have to pay. The club would not of been bought by the people it was bought by if they thought it wouldn't make money. Same goes for every single club whose supporters have turned up en masse at these things. Spurs fans were demanding the use of the Bale money to buy new, expensive players in the truck load, yet if you told them that the sale of Bale (or indeed Suarez from the RS) was going towards reducing ticket prices, they'd call them rotten.

 

[PITA]

i can see why they are protesting, the ticket's over there are approaching £60 a game, I think Everton offer good value in comparison.

Ask those that were at last night's atrocity!

 

[Ihaters]

A particularly RAWKish excuse for Mario

Other than historical context (which of course matters but is technically irrelevant, there is no difference between connecting jewish people with a love of money and people from Liverpool with a love of crime (factually incorrect as it is).

As regards Mario, remember the lad is italian, he retweeted a picture, the picture had text, in English.

I know for one that I could read french if I took the time but I didn't look closely I would not recognise racism in a french sentence, I'd have to put some effort in. I'm sure Mario, and his mother, would have been just as offended as anyone (well not as much as some) had he noticed this bit.

Storm, teacup, tos*ers, press, witchhunt (witchist?), FA, tos*ers, ridiculous.