The official online petition of the Prime Minister closed in the last hour and 44,562 UK citizens signed the petition to posthumously award England’s greatest ever manager a knighthood.
A campaign, backed by Bob’s family, has been put together by Liverpool supporters and almost the full capacity of an Anfield stadium (including the away end) have added their names to the online petition.
Bob Paisley received the OBE after collecting 3 European Cup’s and 6 English League Titles in his 9 years in charge of Liverpool. His record is unsurpassed. Down the M62, Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson was knighted after his one solitary European Cup to show for his 18 years in charge.
Whether the petition, which has been backed by a number of local MP’s, carries any weight remains to be seen – however the scale of the petition is a massive achievement and well done to everybody who took part.
Anfield salutes you Bob Paisley. One of our greatest.