James Cooke, a member of Spion Kop 1906, told BBC Radio 5 live that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the club's decision. "There's a feeling amongst football supporters that we were fighting a good fight but it was always falling on deaf ears," he said. "We had 13 months of consultation with the club, repeatedly telling them their plans would go against what fans wanted, but they didn't listen." Cooke said that the club needed to start taking fans more seriously. "While we welcome the news, the next process is dialogue with the club to ensure that, for future generations, football at Liverpool and across England is affordable for everyone," he said. please log in to view this image The banners might not be going just yet Cooke also said all fans should unite to make football affordable. "Football rivalries have to go to one side," he said. "If supporters' groups join together, that's how we can really get some results." The Spirit of Shankly, another fans' group, also welcomed the club's decision to abandon the price hike.
Borussia Dortmund fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch during their German Cup victory over Stuttgart in protest against ticket prices. Supporters also boycotted the first 20 minutes of the 3-1 quarter-final win. They are unhappy at the rising cost of attending Bundesliga games, with a quarter of away tickets for Tuesday's match costing 70 euros (£55). Dortmund fan Marc Quambusch, a member of the campaign group behind the protest, explained why some supporters chose to miss the opening 20 minutes. "Obviously it's not something we want to do, but we feel we have to do it," he told the BBC World Service. "We don't feel very good about not supporting the team for the first 20 minutes, but it has to be." Quambusch also backed the decision of thousands of Liverpool fans to leave the Sunderland match early. "It's always good to see fans protesting against bad conditions and, yes, they have our solidarity," he said. "I hope it is inspiring other fans to join them and to protest as well. I love English football but it is killing itself."
CCTV studied and mass arrests months later. Pictures on the news and in newspapers. I can see it now. The outraged masses would demand it. Rest assured.
.. but look on the bright side ... some enterprising Scally would earn a mint in second hand tennis balls .... might have to cross over into Cheshire to find any tennis clubs to buy them mind
Yet again Liverpool fans are the best in the PL. The likes of Man Utd and Arsenal are already full of tourist fans so they could never reproduce this, but at least they will benefit from the end of categorisation which is a huge step in getting a fair deal for away fans.
Barry Bubbleperm, chief spokesman for Koppites are Koppites said "Anfield is a cateeeeeeeedral, it's like being part of a family, I'm dead chuffed dat it's only going to cost me £59 to see Jordan Henderson lead da lads out next season. Next year is our year la."
