God I’ve been honestly dreading this day ever coming.
Let me preface this by saying I love that man to bits. Not just for what he’s done on the pitch and as the manager of my team. But for the dignity, compassion and self sacrifice he displayed in this City's darkest hour in taking on the grief of all of us. Thriwing his door completely open to anyone that needed it to the point it eventually wore him that down his own health suffered and he had to walk away from the one thing he truly loved in this life outside of his faith and family. And he's continued to show that right to this day. The single greatest person this City's ever known IMHO. He may not strictly speaking be ‘from’ here. But he’s as much a part of the fabric of this great City as myself or anyone else that is. I couldn’t think of anyone better fitting to be called a ‘proper’ Scouser.
And Kenny being Kenny will now do the gracious, honourable thing and accept his Knighthood. Which is why I’ve been dreading this news ever coming given what he means to most every Liverpudlian. Red or blue.
This Knighthood just doesn’t sit right at all .....
He should have one. I can’t think of any living human more deserving. BUT I'd LOVE him to say 'Thanks but NO thanks. Yers can stick it where the sun doesn't shine!'
As Margaret Aspinall and Trevor Hicks should of done with their CBE ‘honour’ IMHO.
Bending down on one knee before the Queen after Her Majesty's Constabulary, Her Majesty's Coroners, Her Majesty's Judiciary et all, all participated in the single worst cover up in British history and many of whom benefited for the Establishment she's the figure head of that protected them ..... F that ____!
I appreciate not everyone will share the same view. Particularly when it comes to Kenny being SO deserving of recognition. But NOBODY here should be accepting ANY 'hollow' honours after what they've put this City through the last 29 years IMO. He has the only recognition and adulation he needs and so cherishes already. The one from us. The people of ‘his’ City to whom he’ll always be our King. Not one from the Establishment that’s caused us all SO much pain and suffering. Still. To this very day as I type.
But then that's just my opinion and I'm probably not the best to comment on this without emotion that’s still saw raw nearly 3 decades on.
Sorry.