Liverpool supporters vow more protests for ticket-price hike

A day after hordes of Liverpool supporters walked out in the 77th minute of a 2-2 draw with Sunderland at Anfield, a Reds fan group has pledged further demonstrations to protest the club's new pricing scheme.

Earlier in the week, the club - owned by Americans Fenway Sports Group - announced that it would raise the price of a ticket in the newly-constructed Main Stand from £59 to £77, drawing the ire of supporters who feel they are being priced out of attending matches at the famed Merseyside ground.

"We are happy with yesterday's demonstration and we are pleased with the number of supporters who took part," fans group Spirit of Shankly representative Jay McKenna told reporters, courtesy of ESPN FC.

"The moment which preceded the walk-out also showed the strength of feeling, with the very loud, audible chants aimed at the directors' box."

The organised demonstration coincided with Liverpool's collapse, with the Reds conceding late goals to Adam Johnson and Jermain Defoe to drop two points in a display that was emblematic of an erratic and unpredictable season for the club.

That capitulation had everything to do with Liverpool's defensive fragility and nothing to do with the walk-out, though it's hard to overlook the coincidence of fan's protesting a price hike while the product on the pitch hasn't improved during Jurgen Klopp's brief tenure with the club.

Regardless of the results on the pitch, the demonstrations off it are making ripples in the footballing world, and members of the Spirit of Shankly don't plan on stopping with two high-profile matches on the horizon.

"We have got Manchester City and Chelsea at Anfield so those two league matches - where prices are still going to be on the forefront of people's minds - will be opportunities where we will discuss what action we take next."