Petition launched to move Liverpool's expected Premier League trophy parade to London

A controversial petition has emerged online suggesting Liverpool move any victory parade at the end of the season to London.

Liverpool took one step closer to claiming the Premier League title in Arne Slot's first season in charge last week following their 2-0 win over Newcastle United, extending their lead on top of the table to 13 points.

Should they be successful in claiming their 20th English top flight title, the Reds will make sure to celebrate the achievement with their fans with a trophy parade through the streets of Liverpool.

But ahead of the potential celebration, a shock petition has appeared online asking the club to consider moving the parade to London

Following their victory in both the Carabao Cup final and FA Cup final in the 2021/22 season, Liverpool held a trophy parade through the city that was attended by an estimated 500,000 supporters.

But one fan based outside of Liverpool has complained that holding the trophy parade in the city every time the club when a trophy is won neglects the fanbase across the UK.

Therefore, they created a petition to suggest that, should Liverpool win the Premier League as expected, they should change things up and move the parade to London instead.

The petition, set up on Change.org by 'King Koppite,' states: “I, like many other loyal Liverpool FC fans, live in London, far from our team's home city in the North.

“The South of England and beyond is home to a majority of Liverpool FC's fervent fan base, creating a costly and time-consuming journey for us every time we aim to join in the club's victory parades.

“What we propose is not a dismissal of Liverpool's local heritage, but a recognition of the club's national - even global - reach. With the prevalence of Liverpool FC supporters in the South, moving the title parade to London would simply be a more pragmatic and inclusive approach."

Liverpool's 2022 parade was attended by over half a million people. (Image: Getty)

The petition continued: “Statistics show that London holds the largest concentration of football fans across the whole of England (BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Fans Census, 2019).

"By moving the parade to our nation's capital, more fans would be offered the opportunity to participate in the celebration, extending the sense of community and shared victory.

“Therefore, we propose a reassessment of the location of Liverpool Football Club's title parades to better accommodate a larger portion of the fanbase, and create more inclusive and accessible celebrations. Sign this petition to help bring the Liverpool FC title parade closer to fans in the South.”

Of course, it is entirely possible that the petition has been set up by a rival fan hoping to mock Liverpool despite their success this season.