Liverpool Fans Protest Against Owners
Liverpool fans staged a protest against US owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett prior to the home game against Manchester United at the weekend.
The Spirit of Shankly group organised a march from Lower Breck Road to the stadium, but it did not stop Gillett taking his place in the directors’ box.
The organisation says it wants to direct its anger ‘towards those ruining our football club’.
Hicks and Gillett have become increasingly unpopular among Reds fans since they took the club over in March last year, drawing criticism for their treatment of manager Rafael Benitez and their financial management of the club.
Since taking charge, Liverpool’s proposed new stadium has had two re-designs and the loans the pair took out to purchase the club have had to be refinanced.
In addition, there has been continued speculation that Dubai International Capital, which tried to buy Liverpool before Gillett and Hicks took control, remain interested in buying out either one or both of them.
In March this year, Gillett said his relationship with Hicks had become ‘unworkable’, although in June he said that communication between the pair had ‘substantially improved’.
Saturday’s protest coincided with the demonstration expected at St James’ Park, with Newcastle fans angry at the ownership of Mike Ashley and the departure of former manager Kevin Keegan.
