REDS' FANS TICKET WORRY

FIFTY schoolchildren joined a protest outside Liverpool FC yesterday claiming the club were taking tickets away from local young fans.
Members of the Spirit of Shankly Union (SOS) have hit out at the pending announcement as Thomas Cook as the Reds' official travel partner.
They are unhappy with a new initiative that offers supporters the opportunity to buy tickets for every Anfield Premiership game, as part of a package with a hotel.
Depending on the opponents, customers can buy bronze, silver or gold deals, ranging from £96-165.
But, the SOS fan's group believe the policy takes more tickets away from Liverpool's loyal community fanbase, and said the move was designed to appeal to the Reds' 'daytripper' supporters.
Crowds of children gathered on Walton Breck Road at 5pm, all dressed in their strips, and gazed longingly up at the large Anfield standsm in a staged display to show the increasing difficulty of buying match tickets.
Some opponents of the scheme say some of the hotels are not even in Merseyside, with some based in Manchester.
Kevin Sampson, spokesman for SOS, told the ECHO: "With schemes like the Thomas Cook packages, it is taking more tickets away from local fans.
"Will the youngsters ever be able to see their children play at Anfield? The club should also make it a priority to make tickets available exclusively for under 16s - there used to be a boy's pen at the ground.
"The tragedy is that all the boys can do now is try and get autographs of the players at Melwood."
Some Reds fans recently voiced their dissatisfaction with the new £29 membership card, introduced by Anfied bosses under the slogan of 'belonging' to the club, which offers a series of benefits.
Today, Liverpool FC said they were soon set to publically unveil Thomas Cook as their official travel partner.
A club spokesman stressed that the home game package deal was not reducing the overall ticket allocation for normal match fans.
He added: "Thomas Cook will soon be announced as a significant partner, which will work like major sponsorship.
"As part of that, they get a hold of tickets which they will utilise."
Packages for the home games against Manchester United, Everton, Chelsea and Tottenham have already sold out, showing demand is fairly high.