Liverpool fans are planning a raft of actions against the club’s owners amid “overwhelming opposition” to planned ticket price rises. Last month the club announced general admission tickets would rise in line with inflation for the next three seasons, despite consultation with the club’s supporters’ board, who petitioned for a freeze. Inflation is now likely to increase because of the conflict in the Middle East. Now Liverpool fans, led by Spirit of Shankly, are to stage a series of protests against these ticket price rises which they say have been made in the face of “overwhelming opposition” from supporters – starting at Saturday’s game at Anfield against Fulham. Spirit of Shankly said: “This decision sits with ownership. Not just at Anfield. Not just at Chapel Street. In Boston. They have made the call. They can reverse it.” Anfield's flag group, Spion Kop 1906, said they will be withdrawing their displays from the ground for the remainder of the season after next Wednesd...
Leeds United are the only club in the United Kingdom’s third biggest and arguably most vibrant metropolitan area, enjoying a strong fan base, so it should be in the top flight. I hope they stay up. Below is a summary of the salient points from the Swiss Ramble’s analysis of their latest accounts. Much more depth and analysis can be found on his Substack page (free trial often available). Despite the success on the pitch, Leeds United still posted a large loss of £49m in 2024/25, though this was an improvement on the previous season’s £61m deficit. Revenue rose £9m (7%) from £128m to £137m, while operating expenses were only up £1m from £204m to £205m and net interest payable dropped by two-thirds from £18m to £6m. However, profit on player sales was £9m lower, falling from £34m to £25m. Revenue growth The main driver of the revenue growth was commercial, which shot up £15m (34%) from £43m to £58m, an incredible figure for the Championship, while gate receipts ...