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15th Nov 2015

Liverpool Chief Exec Ian Ayre suggests there’s not enough local Scousers at Anfield

JOE

Liverpool’s chief executive, Ian Ayre, has claimed that the club are struggling to get local fans into home games due to the current ticketing structure.

Speaking at the BlazerCon event in Brooklyn, New York, Ayre was discussing the problems faced by the club with American author John Green.

According to the twitter feeds of several that were in attendance, Ayre pointed out that despite having Anfield full to capacity every week, some of Liverpool’s younger fans are missing out…

https://twitter.com/JBlock49/status/665552637295771648

He also appears to have an interesting take on how to minimise the growth of Manchester United’s fan base in America…

https://twitter.com/JBlock49/status/665554329051471872