On the official site they are saying that they will not be issuing new fan cards after 31st May 2008. From 1st July they'll be starting a new fan card scheme with a new card design and technology
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/tickets/fancard.htm
They say that existing card holders can still use their current cards and that more details of the new scheme will follow shortly.
However, over on another forum they are saying that the existing cards will only be valid for next season after that you'll need a new card and these new cards are going to cost a whopping £29 PER YEAR!!!
There's no official announcement of this on the official site yet but if this is true then it's a truly shocking way of fleecing the fans. 
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/tickets/fancard.htm
They say that existing card holders can still use their current cards and that more details of the new scheme will follow shortly.
However, over on another forum they are saying that the existing cards will only be valid for next season after that you'll need a new card and these new cards are going to cost a whopping £29 PER YEAR!!!
The official website is running a story about the end of the current fancard and the introduction of a new one from the beginning of next month. What this means, essentially, is that the current £3.50 fancard will only be valid for the 2008-09 season; after that, all current fancard holders will be invited to join the new scheme, which will cost £29 per year.
Obviously, this is another attempt at maximising revenue from existing fans. Whereas the current fancard was a one-off payment, the new scheme will involve an annual fee and that fee is much higher. Still, people will have to fork out if they want to get tickets: with the existing Priority Ticket Scheme remaining in situ, tickets will go to fancard holders before being released on general sale. The chances of any tickets being left at that stage are minimal, to say the least.
So anyone planning to visit Anfield just once or twice per season (or those who are on the waiting list for season tickets and/or PTS) will need to fork out £29 per year just to have any hope of getting tickets- they'll still have to spend ages on the 'phone to the ticket office to finally get their tickets, as well. Before Colt and Merg start with the "tickets aren't that hard to come by" nonsense, some people have been on the waiting list for an ST for years while others live too far away to make the trip to Anfield regularly; these people are being hardest hit by the new system.
http://www.corneratanfield.org/forum...showtopic=5364
Obviously, this is another attempt at maximising revenue from existing fans. Whereas the current fancard was a one-off payment, the new scheme will involve an annual fee and that fee is much higher. Still, people will have to fork out if they want to get tickets: with the existing Priority Ticket Scheme remaining in situ, tickets will go to fancard holders before being released on general sale. The chances of any tickets being left at that stage are minimal, to say the least.
So anyone planning to visit Anfield just once or twice per season (or those who are on the waiting list for season tickets and/or PTS) will need to fork out £29 per year just to have any hope of getting tickets- they'll still have to spend ages on the 'phone to the ticket office to finally get their tickets, as well. Before Colt and Merg start with the "tickets aren't that hard to come by" nonsense, some people have been on the waiting list for an ST for years while others live too far away to make the trip to Anfield regularly; these people are being hardest hit by the new system.
http://www.corneratanfield.org/forum...showtopic=5364
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