The 77th minute walkout that Liverpool fans had planned was put into action with their side leading 2-0 against Sunderland on Saturday evening, and the fact that the match eventually finished 2-2 only helped to prove the point that the fans wanted to make to those in a position of power.
Some will suggest that the walkout is the reason for the final result, but that simply isn't true. A much more accurate reason for the dropped points is Simon Mignolet, and while it is certainly harsh to blame one player for a teams' stuggles, he really does personify the situation that Liverpool find themselves in at the moment.
In fact, if anything the final result being 2-2 helped the Liverpool fans make their point. That is the standard of the current squad, and an all too common occurrence at Anfield, and you raise ticket prices for next season?
Further helping the supporters' cause were former players, as Jamie Carragher even joined in:
@Carra23 did it #WalkOutOn77 pic.twitter.com/kF2L8aDB91
— Connor Savage (@Conn_1996) February 6, 2016
And others showed their support on twitter also:
I can understand the walkout!scousers know how to throw a proper protest.Just horrible when it coincides with a horrible result.ynwa
— John Aldridge (@Realaldo474) February 6, 2016
But really the fans were ones who put serious pressure on those who made the decision in the first place:
You greedy bastards, enough is enough #WalkOutOn77 https://t.co/BePAi5iy6d
— LFC Vine (@LFCVine) February 6, 2016
Black flags in the Kop today at Liverpool in protest of their new £77 ticket prices. #LFC pic.twitter.com/tK3dlcuDOy
— BPLZone (@BPLZone) February 6, 2016
The question now is can the fans actions be ignored?
What happens next week? If Ian Ayre and the Liverpool board choose to ignore this PR disaster, what happens then?
The explanation that Ian Ayre gave was simply not good enough, and if you missed that, you can watch it here:
It's clear that the Liverpool match-going fans feel very passionately about this, so they're not just going to let it blow over. Ayre will have to do a much better job of convincing them why this is acceptable than asking them to read more.
Now we play the waiting game.
