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Liverpool must refund Newcastle United fans for tickets

6 years ago
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The Liverpool v Newcastle United match looks set to go ahead.

Liverpool releasing an official statement (see below) which makes it pretty clear that they see the match being played as scheduled.

The modern day facilities mean that the pitch is never a reason these days, whilst unless the weather suddenly got so bad in the Liverpool area very close to the kick-off- that won’t stop it going ahead as planned either.

I don’t have a problem with that BUT I do think there is a moral obligation on Liverpool Football Club to say now to any Newcastle fans (and Liverpool supporters) who don’t make the game, that they will get refunds on their tickets.

In their statement below they do warn fans to make sure they are aware of the travel disruption due to the weather, as well as the planned rail strike (you would hope that in light of the shocking weather that the RMT Union would be postponing that strike action as well).

However, advising Newcastle fans (and their own supporters) to make sure they are up to date with travel advice is one thing, that advice helping supporters to actually get to the game is quite another.

As I write this on Friday morning, the M62 is still closed and people have been trapped on that stretch of road all night, Police urging people not to travel unless absolutely necessary.

With Saturday’s match on Live TV, there is an extra massive chunk of money being made which in itself dwarfs any money that would be refunded on any tickets that were left unused.

The fact it is being broadcast live as well, means that Liverpool (and Newcastle United as well) could and should be saying to fans that if they still want to try and make their way to the match then great – BUT with the Police advice being not to travel and the weather conditions almost certainly having no chance of significantly improving, fans will definitely get their ticket money back and can watch it instead on TV.

Even if everybody is still intent on trying to get to the match, Liverpool do in my opinion have this moral obligation, with these weather conditions being so extreme. The last thing any of us want to see/hear are people getting into serious trouble trying to get to and from the match.

Liverpool Official Statement:

‘Due to the inclement weather forecast over the coming days, Liverpool FC would like to remind supporters to take extra care when travelling to Anfield and encourage fans to plan their journey in advance.

Supporters are advised to arrive early at the stadium and check the Merseytravel and Merseyrail websites for any updates before they travel.

Fans should also be aware of planned strike action by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. The planned action will cause significant disruption to Merseyrail and Northern rail services on Saturday March 3, 2018. A reduced Merseyrail service will be in place between 7am and 7pm.

Saturday’s game against Newcastle United is planned to go ahead as normal.

Supporters travelling from Newcastle should also be mindful of potential travel disruption across roads and the wider transport network as the inclement weather is expected to mostly affect the east of the country. Visit nufc.co.uk for more information.’

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