Liverpool fans send message to FSG with powerful yellow card display vs Crystal Palace

As the protests against FSG's decision to raise ticket prices continues, Liverpool fans made their feelings clear in the 13th minute of Saturday's Premier League encounter on Saturday.

Liverpool fans sent a powerful message to club owners FSG during Saturday’s Premier League against Crystal Palace, by holding up yellow cards in the 13th minute to protest against a potential 13 percent rise in ticket prices over the coming three years.

Fan groups such as Spirit of Shankly (SoS) have voiced their opposition to the price increases, which are set to rise in line with inflation over the next three seasons, up to a maximum of five percent in the second and third years.

After unfurling a banner that read: “No to ticket price increases” in the last home league game against Fulham, the protests escalated for the Palace game, with 75,000 yellow cards printed off an distributed to supports before the game.

Fans united to “show FSG the yellow card” with the aim to “turn Anfield yellow” in protest to FSG’s plans to increase ticket costs.

It was accompanied by chants from the fans of "enough is enough" and "you greedy b---ards". A banner was also held up call for principal owner John Henry to not "kill the Kop".

The was arranged by SoS, in conjunction with supporter groups: Spion Kop 1906, Kop Outs, cultuRED, the LFC Women’s Supporters Club, and multiple branches of the Official Liverpool Supporters Club.

Ahead of Friday’s press conference, a mobile ad van was also parked outside the AXA Training Centre protesting the planned rises, while it also roamed the city across Friday.

Fans protested outside Anfield ahead of the Crystal Palace game

As with the Fulham match, against Palace, the Kop’s usual banners and flags were removed, while SoS has encouraged fans not to spend money inside the ground where possible.

A spokesperson for the campaign said: “This is about the future of Liverpool Football Club and who gets to be part of it. Locking in three years of price rises removes accountability and sets a dangerous precedent - not just here, but across the Premier League.

“This isn’t ‘some fans’. This is hundreds of thousands of supporters making their voices heard. On Saturday, we’re asking everyone inside Anfield and beyond to show FSG the yellow card.”

Fans also protested before the Fulham game(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool’s CEO Billy Hogan has justified the price rises by citing the rising cost of Anfield, which he outlined in an email addressed to fans and members two weeks ago.

Club executives feel that the price rises are unavaoiable given they have been frozen for eight of the last 10 years, while ticket costs remain significantly lower than those of rival clubs.

It remains to be seen whether the club and fan groups can manage to strike an agreement in the coming weeks, with protests expected to continue in the meantime.

“As long as I am in football, there will be disagreements,” Arne Slot said when asked about the protests. “Almost all the time, these disagreements are between people who want the best for the club.

“It could be me and a player, someone else. There was a protest two weeks ago against Fulham but we still had the support from the fans. When we have a protest like this, they are still there to support the team.”