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Fans reacted with fury after changes to Liverpool FC’s ticket sales system came into effect.

Supporters used to be given priority when buying tickets if they had attended 13 games in the previous season and had forked out £30 for a club membership fee.

But Anfield bosses have now upped this limit to 14 matches.

This means fans who went to 13 games last season in the hope of getting their hands on early tickets for 2014/15 matches will no longer be eligible.

One Reds fan told the ECHO: “Last season I attended 13 games.

“This was the number of tickets that got you into the upper threshold for tickets through the membership sale.

“Therefore, I believed that this would be the same again for the 2014/15 season.

“However, Liverpool has raised this to 14 now.

“We were not given prior warning to this last season when purchasing our tickets for the 2013/14 season. This is infuriating.

“I have been put back to square one.”

Fans who have paid a membership fee and attended the required number of games are able to buy tickets a day or two before they go on general release to the public.

One supporter, Gaz Hughes, wrote on Twitter: “Anyone who didn’t have 14 games (has been) left with a free for all, even if they had 12.”

Simon Doust added: “There’s no reward for loyalty unless you go to 14 games.”

Going to 13 games – the number required for priority tickets last season – costs more than £500.

Announcing the change on their website, Liverpool FC said: “For the last members’ sale the criteria was 13 games. However, due to the increased number of qualifying members, this season it will be 14 games.”

A club spokesman added: “We have tried to do this in a way that’s fair.”

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