Liverpool FC fans were last night contemplating a 7% rise in season ticket prices at Anfield.
The club announced the complete price list which sees Kop tickets pushed up to £680 and Anfield Road, Centenary and Main Stands peaking at £722 or £732.
Those prices are available to Liverpool supporters who renew their season tickets online.
Fans who instead choose to pay by post, phone or visiting the ticket office will have to pay a further £52.
Last night, Liverpool FC told the Daily Post that inflation, currently at 3.7%, and the restored VAT was responsible for the 7% rise.
Some fans suggested people unable to go online might be penalized by the new system.
An Anfield spokesman said: “We are sympathetic to people who have not got internet access, but the majority of people do have the facility either at home or at work.”
Speculation has spread in recent weeks about the price of the season tickets, with some fans last week wrongly suggesting prices would go up to £790.
The release of renewal prices came eight days later than last year, but Anfield bosses were forced to put confirmation of season ticket costs on hold due to Rafa Benitez’s departure from the club last week.
Officially, season tickets will be available after the stated date of June 25, but Liverpool said there was no guarantee a customer’s regular seat will be available after that, or a season ticket will be available at all.
The spokesman said: “When you look at these prices, they compare with those of most other Premier League clubs.
“As for booking online, like airlines or train companies, buying over the internet is a modern, progressive way of doing things.
“People have a couple of weeks to come back to us, a similar timescale to last year.”
Ticket prices for people over 65 are significantly lower and they will not have to pay extra if they do not renew online.
Last night, Liverpool fans were also keen for clarification about how away tickets for Premier League games would be allocated.
Currently, credit is accumulated by supporters who regularly attended away matches in the previous season, giving them first refusal for away tickets for the forthcoming campaign.
Richie Pedder, chairman of Liverpool FC Supporters Club, said: “These rises are a bit over-the-top, particularly in this economic climate. I would have thought they would stay at the same level.
“Fans will make their own decisions based on lots of factors. Many were fed up with the way the team was playing last season.”
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