Tony Blair writes to reds who wanted 'Sir' Bob Paisley

Taken from www.liverpoolfc.tv

Prime Minister Tony Blair has written to Liverpool supporters who had signed an e-petition calling for Bob Paisley to be awarded a posthumous knighthood explaining why it won't be possible to honour the club's most successful manager.
Here is the Prime Minister's email explanation in full:
 
Bob Paisley's achievements in football were remarkable. It is easy to see why so many people want to see his record formally recognised.
 
This has been underlined by the thousands of people who have signed the e-petition on the No 10 website calling for him to be granted a posthumous knighthood.
 
But this is simply not possible. A knighthood is an honour only given during someone's lifetime. Unlike bravery awards and medals, they have never been granted posthumously.
 
Formally, this is because the recipients of knighthoods are admitted into a particular Order when they attend an Investiture ceremony in person.
 
In practical terms, however, it would also be impossible to decide which of thousands of figures in our country's history, who were not knighted during their lifetimes, should retrospectively deserve such recognition.
 
For example, there are already similar e-petition campaigns for posthumous knighthoods for football managers Bill Shankly, Brian Clough, Jock Stein and Bill Nicholson.
 
But strong cases could also be made for many other high-achieving sports figures as well as authors, scientists and others who were not knighted during their lifetimes. Charles Darwin, Captain Cook, RJ Mitchell, who created the Spitfire, John Lennon and even William Shakespeare are just a few of those who were not honoured in this way while they lived.
 
The fact they were not knighted, however, does not in any way detract from the contribution they made to this country. Their lives and achievements have each been celebrated and remembered in many other ways. But a knighthood is, however, not possible for someone, no matter how accomplished, who is no longer able to receive it.
 
Yours sincerely,
Tony Blair


To be honest if he cannot allow that then there has to be a problem somewhere down the line. Do the nation dislike Liverpool? Including the members of parlament?
Not happy at all...

If that was their official stance then they shouldn't have let the petition go ahead. 

sounds like a bunch of sh*te.... damn you tony blair

Got that email into my inbox yesterday from Tony Blair, bloody typical 

i dont really understand why he has came out with that tbh its a bit stupid. why is it impossible ? because it is possible to make him sir bob paisley he has done more for the country than tony blair !

I don't see the point to put a petition on-line to later stated that it is not possible! why put it on in the first place then? that's to me it's pure nonsense. Now, his argument saying : it would also be impossible to decide which of thousands of figures in our country's history, who were not knighted during their lifetimes, should retrospectively deserve such recognition. whatever we like or not Blair this  is a good point, but to that I will say that it might be difficult but not possible, if there are enough signatures for these personalities why not! The argument that you have to be alive to receive a knighthood is very disappointing in the way that you should get it because of what you achieved and the fact to be alive or not don't in any way changed these achievements...Knighthoo d should be given to people by the people, not decided by a bunch of bureaucrats in expansive suits...

i bet it would of been different if it had been newcastle we all no hes a magpie supporter hes a right dick head any way he should just stick to sucking bush off thats all hes good at blair your a knob jocky rot in hell

screw u tony blair