(Video) Liverpool fans had perfect response to rivals’ poverty chants

Liverpool followers had the proper response to the most recent spherical of disgusting poverty chants from a set of people at St James’ Park tonight.

A frantic encounter on the Tyneside venue led to a 3-3 draw being the Reds and Newcastle, with Arne Slot’s aspect dropping factors for the primary time since late October however nonetheless seven clear on the high of the Premier League.

Because the travelling Kopites made their approach by way of the concourse of the stadium after the match, they have been subjected to a miserable tirade from sure spectators who broke right into a spherical of ‘Feed the Scousers’, a pathetic chant which has sadly been heard at different stadia throughout England just lately within the runup to Christmas.

The Liverpool supporters had their very own response to such provocation, although, reminding their Newcastle counterparts that the Merseyside membership are certainly ‘high of the league’, and by a considerable margin as effectively.

You’ll be able to view the footage of the 2 chants beneath, by way of @asim_lfc on X:

Newcastle followers sing the ‘Feed the scousers’. Liverpool followers reply with ‘Liverpool, high of the league’ #LFC pic.twitter.com/IamGxpKFFW

— Asim (@asim_lfc) December 4, 2024

Poverty chanting is simply not acceptable

As soon as once more, it’s vital to make the excellence between the numerous real Newcastle followers who got here to St James’ Park to assist their workforce tonight, and the minority of idiots who suppose that poverty chanting is honest sport.

The problem at hand is unfortunately one which impacts each a part of the nation, and for so-called soccer supporters to make use of it as a method of ‘banter’ is much past the realms of acceptable behaviour.

There’s an enormous distinction between slagging a participant or workforce in the event that they’re performing poorly, and making gentle of life-or-death conditions, with the latter a depressingly acquainted incidence at stadia in England lately.

The unhappy reality is that, till the authorities clamp down on such bile with correct punishments, it’ll proceed to rear its ugly head at matches. In the future we hope that such disgusting chanting might be a factor of the previous, however there’s lots to be finished to make sure that it’s lastly stamped out for good.