Spirit of Shankly Demand Fan Representation From New LFC Owners

Fans’ union Spirit of Shankly-ShareLiverpoolFC today welcomed the likely end of Hicks and Gillett’s ownership of LFC.

But they reiterated their desire for fan representation at ownership level.

A statement said: “At this stage we remain open minded about any new ownership regime. However our long held view that supporter ownership is right for Liverpool Football Club remains unaltered.

“The aspiration amongst supporters to become part of the ownership of LFC by investing our own money and to have our interests represented in the running of the club, still very much exists.

“Recent experience has demonstrated that meaningful fan representation through democratic supporter ownership is the only fail-safe way that we can ensure that a reoccurrence of recent events never happens again.

“This requires supporter ownership through a direct equity shareholding in LFC, in partnership with new owners, giving the supporters real and meaningful representation.

“This is also the best way that the club can rebuild its relationship with tens of thousands of disenfranchised fans who want the opportunity to invest in their club’s future. We will all be delighted to see the back of Hicks & Gillett, but at one level we are back where we were in 2007. This time, there is an opportunity to create a unique partnership between supporters and new owners to everyone’s benefit.”