THIRSTY football fans are being “ripped off” by the sky-high cost of a pint of lager at Merseyside’s Premiership giants, it was claimed yesterday.
The Liberal Democrats hit out at both Liverpool and Everton for charging up to 44p more per pint than drinkers would pay at the average pub.
The Goodison club charges £3.20 per pint, according to the Lib Dems – compared to just £2.76 in a pub – with the price at Anfield also significantly higher at £3.
It means that, over the course of the season, fans are paying huge amounts more than they should at both Everton (£43,890) and Liverpool (£31,920), it was claimed.
The figures are the difference between the overall bar takings at each club and the income if fans had been charged the average £2.76 price of a pint.
But last night Everton said its prices were competitive with other clubs, and MPs should stop picking on football clubs. A Liverpool FC spokesman declined to comment.
Don Foster, the Lib-Dem sports spokesman, said: “Unfortunately, it comes as little surprise to me that Premier League football fans are, once again, being ripped off.
“As if extortionate ticket prices weren’t bad enough, top flight football clubs are charging over the odds for a basic pint. This blatant profiteering should not continue to go unnoticed.
