Here's a link to the article -
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/liverpool-players-asked-refuse-autographs-12416461. It appears to be due to rising numbers of people waiting outside, as well as some incidents that have occurred recently.
"Liverpool players have been asked not to sign autographs or pose for pictures as they enter and leave the Reds’ Melwood training ground.
It has been a long tradition for fans to gather outside the West Derby training facility in the hope of an autograph - or in recent years - a selfie with one of their heroes as they arrive or depart from training.
But the numbers on what is a narrow residential road have now become a problem and several incidents in the last few months have now led to a change of policy.
As of Monday, the players will be asked not to stop for public safety reasons and to prevent blockages on the highway.
The ECHO understands that Liverpool view the health and safety of supporters as the key consideration in the matter, with the crowds gathering for autographs now causing a danger to motorists and other pedestrians on Deysbook Lane as they try to make their way past.
Most of the fans tend to be quite young so in order to ensure they get the chance to meet their heroes, the players will instead visit local schools in and around the area of the training ground to sign items for them in a safer environment.
It is believed this will hopefully give even more local children the chance to meet the players face to face.·
Whether the policy will stop other supporters hoping to grab a picture simply as the players drive in - especially foreign supporters who may have travelled long distances for a game - remains to be seen."
