Rumours they couldn’t face watching Mario Balitelli play up front anymore are denied
In the build up to tonight’s crucial Premier League clash between at the KC Stadium, Liverpool fans had threatened that they would boycott the game.
The supporters decided the match would be the ideal time to protest at the apparent ever increasing prices of away tickets as tickets for the match were priced at almost €70.
Tonight’s protest has been organised by the Spirit of Shankly group, and they had hoped that as many as 500 seats would be left unfilled.
The game isn’t on television, which dulls the effectiveness of the protest somewhat, but the pictures on Twitter tonight are startling of what matches might look like in future if supporters can’t afford to travel to away games.
That's the away end at kick-off at KC Stadium. Less than half full. #lfc pic.twitter.com/bHRdhcUO6H
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) April 28, 2015
The protest comes true!1st time I've ever seen the away end less than full of Lfc fans.HOPE it makes a difference? pic.twitter.com/CzURwQY0m7
— John Aldridge (@Realaldo474) April 28, 2015
Plenty of empty seats in the #Liverpool end at the KC Stadium tonight @spiritofshankly #hcafc pic.twitter.com/Qgaj5vLyn9
— James Hoggarth (@jameshoggarth) April 28, 2015
Meanwhile outside Anfield the fans who didn’t travel orgainsied their own protest
https://twitter.com/WILL_EDW4RDS/status/593120953036603392
They also brought their protest to the Premier League
#AffordableFootballForAll #BOYCOTTHULL
Outside the @premierleague pic.twitter.com/l85H8qv6In
— Spirit of Shankly (@spiritofshankly) April 28, 2015
Liverpool fans were probably better to stay at home as a Michael Dawson header secured a 1-0 win for the home side
