MP Steve Rotheram tables motion to get Kenny Dalglish knighted

Liverpool MP Steve Rotheram tables parliamentary motion to get Kenny Dalglish knighted

A MERSEYSIDE MP was today launching his campaign to have a knighthood bestowed on Liverpool FC manager Kenny Dalglish.

Lifelong Reds fan Steve Rotheram MP, who represents Walton, was calling on his Parliamentary colleagues to sign an Early Day Motion which calls for the Anfield legend to be knighted.

It says: “Any award would be a fitting tribute to the Hillsborough families’ unstinting campaign for justice for the 96.”

Mr Rotheram, a Liverpool season ticket holder, only avoided being caught up in the 1989 disaster when he swapped his ticket for the Leppings Lane End 15 minutes before kick-off.

He told the ECHO: “The idea came out of a conversation I was having with Margaret Aspinall [chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group] about a way of recognising Kenny Dalglish.

“It is not only for his outstanding playing and managerial career, but also the charity work he has done with his wife, Marina, for breast cancer support and what he did after Hillsborough.

“It is common knowledge it affected him deeply at the time.

“Nowadays, you would receive counselling, but there he was going to four or five funerals a day and in a way, he was helping to counsel those bereaved families.

“I cannot guarantee this Early Day Motion will mean he gets a knighthood, but it is part of a process which can get the ball rolling and hopefully bring it to the attention of the people who make those decisions.

“I know for a fact there is one Tory and one Lib-Dem who have signed it. I am hoping it will get cross-party support and support from across the whole country.

“Don’t forget, [Liverpool FC legends] Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly never got a knighthood whereas [Manchester United legends] Alex Ferguson, Matt Busby and Bobby Charlton all did.

“Liverpool fans have always felt slighted by that.

“It is a shame the Number 10 petitions website was shut down because if you put up a petition for Kenny Dalglish to be knighted, you would have hundreds of thousands of signatories in days.”

Mrs Aspinall, whose son, James, 18, died at Hillsborough, said: “When Steve mentioned it to us, he asked how we would feel, and we said we would be delighted.

“In the early days, Kenny did an awful lot for the families.

“I have met Kenny a couple of times, not on group business, but I have spoken to him and he comes across as a real gentleman.

“Nothing is too much trouble for him.”

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Hahaha, I remember that during the Hillsborough 22md Memorial Service.

No one deserves it more than Kenny.

I should of added, I know it came out in the memorial service but I was posting just to let people know that it hadn't been forgotten about.

Best to keep up with it, if those who get paid a lot of money to be involved in Politics decide to they can challenge it.

I'm not sure why they'd want to but they can baffle me with the way they work at the best of time.

Should be done. He deserves it, along with his wife all the work they for charity's & hillsbourgh families.

No one deserves it more !

He'll once again get passed by and Simon F***ing Cowell will get one.

This country stinks

Emailed my MP who hasn't signed it.

Locally - the Wirral West, Birkenhead, St Helens South, Knowsley, Chester and Wallasey MP's have not signed the motion yet.

I'd also recommend if you live elsewhere in the country you fire an email off to your local MP asking them if they ever had the responsibility of attending and organising the attendance of 95 funerals within the space of a few weeks in 1989.

No point e-mailing my MP as she is a right ".............." (insert your own words), but you know, I just might to she what spurious response she gives.

But how can the King be Knighted?

Our MP was on the list.

Can still see this being blocked by Parliament though. However if Trevor Brooking and Bobby Robson (RIP) deserve a knighthood, then Kenny Dalglish more than deserves one.

Our MP was on the list.

Can still see this being blocked by Parliament though. However if Trevor Brooking and Bobby Robson (RIP) deserve a knighthood, then Kenny Dalglish more than deserves one.

If they deemed the old soak down the lancs worthy of one then Kenny deserves 10 knighthoods.

If they deemed the old soak down the lancs worthy of one then Kenny deserves 10 knighthoods.

See mate, I can understand why Ferguson got his. Whether we like it or not, whether he's gracious enough to deserve one or not, what he's done at United is more than impressive and winning the treble in 99 was an outstanding feat. No more outstanding than Joe's in 84 with us mind, who didn't a get a knighthood, but still impressive as F**k. And the fact he's managed a side that has dominated English football for nearly 20 years is just as impressive.

Brooking and Robson, with the greatest of respect done nothing in the game to deserve a knighthood. Robson had a few good years with Ipswich yet that's very rarely talked about but instead getting England to the semis in 1990 World Cup is his finest hour. Beyond me that one. As for Brooking, one FA Cup winners goal and F**k all else.

But Kenny deserves one on grounds other than football. He's one man who deserves it for himself as a person rather than just a footballer.

Our MP was on the list.

Can still see this being blocked by Parliament though. However if Trevor Brooking and Bobby Robson (RIP) deserve a knighthood, then Kenny Dalglish more than deserves one.

See mate, I can understand why Ferguson got his. Whether we like it or not, whether he's gracious enough to deserve one or not, what he's done at United is more than impressive and winning the treble in 99 was an outstanding feat. No more outstanding than Joe's in 84 with us mind, who didn't a get a knighthood, but still impressive as f**k. And the fact he's managed a side that has dominated English football for nearly 20 years is just as impressive.

Brooking and Robson, with the greatest of respect done nothing in the game to deserve a knighthood. Robson had a few good years with Ipswich yet that's very rarely talked about but instead getting England to the semis in 1990 World Cup is his finest hour. Beyond me that one. As for Brooking, one FA Cup winners goal and f**k all else.

But Kenny deserves one on grounds other than football. He's one man who deserves it for himself as a person rather than just a footballer.

The guy is a perfect gentleman but lets face it the only thing he did that was outstanding was score the winning cup final goal with his HEAD in 1980!

KENNY FOR A KNIGHTHOOD, NOW !

Don't forget Fergie is a pretty well known labour supporter, which I'm sure  helped him in some way, shape or form. (Or am I cynical)

See mate, I can understand why Ferguson got his. Whether we like it or not, whether he's gracious enough to deserve one or not, what he's done at United is more than impressive and winning the treble in 99 was an outstanding feat. No more outstanding than Joe's in 84 with us mind, who didn't a get a knighthood, but still impressive as F**k. And the fact he's managed a side that has dominated English football for nearly 20 years is just as impressive.

Brooking and Robson, with the greatest of respect done nothing in the game to deserve a knighthood. Robson had a few good years with Ipswich yet that's very rarely talked about but instead getting England to the semis in 1990 World Cup is his finest hour. Beyond me that one. As for Brooking, one FA Cup winners goal and F**k all else.

But Kenny deserves one on grounds other than football. He's one man who deserves it for himself as a person rather than just a footballer.

I wasn't basing it on football DLS. I think the motion was tabled on the basis of what he did for the families of the 96.

The one and only reason the other fella got one can be for services to football as he behaves in no way, shape or form like a Knight of the Realm. He has no respect, he behaves like a petulant child and above all he has no class. Think the total opposite of Sir Bobby Robson and a mental image of him pops into your head.

I hold a grudging respect for him as a manager but as a man he's a combination of bile, puke and dog sh*t.

Don't forget Fergie is a pretty well known labour supporter, which I'm sure  helped him in some way, shape or form. (Or am I cynical)

Nah, being cynical and politics make good bed fellows.

When a politician asks you to vote for him he sees you as a £ sign nothing else.

I wasn't basing it on football DLS. I think the motion was tabled on the basis of what he did for the families of the 96.

The one and only reason the other fella got one can be for services to football as he behaves in no way, shape or form like a Knight of the Realm. He has no respect, he behaves like a petulant child and above all he has no class. Think the total opposite of Sir Bobby Robson and a mental image of him pops into your head.

I hold a grudging respect for him as a manager but as a man he's a combination of bile, puke and dog sh*t.

I do think they have to stop giving these knighthoods to any tom, dick or harry and instead hold them back for people who honestly deserve it. Perfect example being Chris Hoy, with all due respect he doesn't deserve to be the equivilant of Steve Redgrave who won gold at 5 separate Olympics not just one or two.

And you're right Ferguson doesn't deserve one as a person, unlike our Kenny. But he has done outstanding work with United and to dedicate a quarter of a century to one club is no small feat, which makes me wonder how Bob Paisley, who arrived in 39 and was still involved 50 years later, was never knighted. But that's an old argument that has been closed due to the great man's passing and the laws of this country.

Don't forget Fergie is a pretty well known labour supporter, which I'm sure  helped him in some way, shape or form. (Or am I cynical)

Not cynical at all. He did a lot of canvassing prior to Labour coming to power.

The accolade of having a knighthood betowed on you is the ultimate recognition of your lifeswork, in years gone by such accolades were restricted to the rich or learned and a few arselickers, now it seems they can be achieved wiith a minimum of fuss, i dont se khighthoods being awarded to real heroes and heroines who put their lives at risk everyday so we can enjoy our freedom, like our soldiers sailors and airmen/women fighting in foreign lands, i dont see knighthoods being bestowed upon our angels in hospital wards up and down the land or for the countless other people who are solely responsible for making our everyday lives resonably safe, free and happy,

Kenny and Marina's input during and after those horrible months/years since Hillsborough will go down in folklore, they put all their own thoughts and concerns to one side and committed themselves to those who were in more need, for those who reside outside of Merseyside such stories/headlines wont or dont exist, in fact the further you are from the area the less likely you are to learn of what Kenny and Marina have done, so much so that the whole sorry saga pails into insignificance because it concerns people less,


I live in Worcester in the west Midlands and although folk are aware of the events of 1989 it wont pull at the heartstrings as it does in Liverpool, except if you were directly involved.

Like i said at the start Knighthoods, Obe's, Mbe's etc etc are awarded for the minimum of fuss it seems, and the real people deserved of such awards are more often or not ignored or forgotten about, aside from our real heroes in the forces, Kenny and Marina do deserve to be recognised and rightly so, i will contact my MP to see which sort of response i get, if everyone does the same it would certainly help Steve Rotherham get the message across to those who matter.

 Arise, Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish, got a great ring to it, don't you think?

I remember saying it here (that he should be knighted) and obviously haven't changed my mind since then.

No one deserves it more than him.

For his football ability alone, he should be given it. After all he's the greatest player ever in the most successful club in Britain; and a very successful manager, the one and only to have won the league (and the double) as player/manager.

For all he's done out of a football ground, he's simply the perfect candidate for a knighthood.

In all honesty I dont know the value of such an "award". If Ferguson is the benchmark I personally wouldnt want to be in any club he belonged to he is an odious man.
Kenny knows how we admire him as a human being .a footballer and as a manager. Being knighted could not add to our admiration or love.
After all a man who won 3 European Cups in 8 years didn't get knighted but a man who has won 2 in over 25 years has. It is not a measure of anything worthy.

See mate, I can understand why Ferguson got his. Whether we like it or not, whether he's gracious enough to deserve one or not, what he's done at United is more than impressive and winning the treble in 99 was an outstanding feat. No more outstanding than Joe's in 84 with us mind, who didn't a get a knighthood, but still impressive as F**k. And the fact he's managed a side that has dominated English football for nearly 20 years is just as impressive.

Don't forget Fergie is a pretty well known labour supporter, which I'm sure  helped him in some way, shape or form. (Or am I cynical)

Ferguson's knighthood had F**k all to do with football, even Alastair Campbell admitted to that in that diary extracts book that was out a couple of years ago.

It was more to do with the help and advice he passed on to Blair before the 97 election. Blair and Campbell thought the best time to approach him about it was after the final in 99.

Sir Kenny ha a lovely ring to it, pity it wasn't afforded to Paisley and Shanks the way it was to Busby and Charlton

Personally, I think this whole knighthood thing is nonsense, considering some of the recipient's in the past. Kenny definitely deserves some kind of recognition for all his achievements, but a knighthood doesn't do him justice.