Editorial 323

April 27, 2026

Welcome to Issue 323 of Red All Over The Land.

I decided to send this issue to the printers not long after the win down in the docklands.  After a season of mostly mediocrity and dissatisfaction among the support it felt like a good idea to go out on some sort of high.  Wallowing in David Moyes misery is some kind of fun; it doesn’t change anything but at least for a few days we had reasons to be cheerful.

I’ve never been viewed as an optimist and I accept we could still trip over our own feet but finishing in the UEFA consolation spot of fifth is now a distinct possibility.  For Liverpool, Champions League football has to be the minimum requirement because that’s where the money is and as we all know our club is money driven.

Which leads me into the ticket price increase.  The FSG decision to increase ticket prices for the next three years by an inflation linked method has divided the club.  The ownership often sell Liverpool on the strength of the Anfield experience and more often than not, include the Kop in full flow when doing so.  Yet it is the club that has diluted the Famous Anfield Atmosphere in recent years. 

The fans who made Anfield what it was are slowly being driven away and being replaced by those who have little idea of what Liverpool, both the club and the city, is all about.  The club doesn’t want those who turn up on match day as supporters, the club wants customers.  Those who are prepared to spend, spend, spend whereas the supporter just wants to watch the game and doesn’t spend half the game on their mobile phone or whatever.  Sadly, the real supporters, those who have given a good part of their life to Liverpool FC are now in the minority and Anfield is now close to becoming just another football ground and those in power are responsible.

For Red All Over The Land this season has been by far the hardest we’ve endured.  The weather has been the worst I can remember and the changing face of the supporter has to be another factor.  Add in the chaos caused by the latest security checks which were introduced without warning and it often feels like we’re fighting a losing battle.  However, the number of subscribers has shown a slight increase and those who purchase the Fanzine online also remains steady.  I will give it at least another year but I do have to take into account the aging process. 

To sign off for the season, thank you to everyone who has supported the Fanzine over the past season and thanks to all those who have contributed articles.  To Andy, Martin and Steve thanks for standing out in all weathers trying to convince passers by to buy a copy.  Without you the Fanzine would have long gone.

JJP: After the derby we danced beneath the diamond skies with one hand waving free; silhouetted by the sea but the sea was full of Blues claiming robbery.