Many Liverpool fans around Anfield followed through on a promise earlier in the week to walk out in the 77th minute of their game against Sunderland. Protesting £77 ticket prices on Anfield’s new stand, fans felt needed to make their point against the front office and walked out while Liverpool was up 2-0. Soon after, Sunderland scored two goals and earned a point, drawing 2-2.
Moments before the 77th minute, fans sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” for the players on the field. Once the 77th minute hit, the tone changed and fans directed their singing toward the owners by singing “You greedy bastards, enough is enough.” The hashtags #SupportersNotCustomers #WalkOutOn77 flooded Twitter and social media as Liverpool fans joined the cause.
“You greedy bastards, enough is enough” is the chant currently ringing around Anfield.
— Tony Barrett (@TonyBarretTimes) February 6, 2016
#LFC fans after walking out on the 77th Minute in protest of rising ticket prices #YNWA pic.twitter.com/igBnsxIBbw
— Tom Ward (@tomwardyward) February 6, 2016
Even Jamie Carragher joined in on the walkout.
@Carra23 did it #WalkOutOn77 pic.twitter.com/kF2L8aDB91
— Connor Savage (@Conn_1996) February 6, 2016
It’s unknown exactly how many Liverpool fans walked out but The Times’ Tony Barrett tweeted that some estimates were at least 10,000 fans.
Hard to say exactly how many took part in the protest at Anfield. Some estimates saying 10,000 plus but nothing confirmed.
— Tony Barrett (@TonyBarretTimes) February 6, 2016
Regardless of the number, this is clearly one of the most organized protests a supporters group has had against their team in a long time. Fans felt enough was enough given past years of rising prices while Liverpool’s front office felt that lowering prices in other sections as well as providing lower priced tickets for kids was enough. Clearly the two sides are at an impasse and by having this explode into the public like it did today, nobody looks good.
