Liverpool Supporters Photo Campaign: Tom Hicks Not Welcome Anywhere
The other day I was alerted to a curious new photo campaign started by Liverpool FC supporters at Spirit of Shankly. (For those who don't know, and I didn't, Shankly is the name of a very famous manager of Liverpool FC, Bill Shankly.) I saw it here at the Dallas Observer first.
Paul Gardner at Spirit of Shankly, who has an awesome last name, is encouraging Liverpool supporters around the world to print off this PDF poster, found here, and to take their picture with it. Their Flickr stream of these photos already includes an impressive array of famous landmarks and countries spanning the globe. Two intrepid gentleman even went to the Stars office in Frisco (above) and to the American Airlines Center on behalf of Dallas Stars fans also fed up with Tom Hicks.
The Spirit of Shankly Union, as they call themselves, even conducted a rally on July 4th to protest owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.[BBC News]
About 2,000 fans turned out to the rally outside St George`s Hall. Speakers included former player and shareholder, John Aldridge and Bill Shankly's granddaughter Karen Gill.
Leaders of Spirit Of Shankly Liverpool Supporters' Union issued their own Declaration of Independence, outlining details of how supporters can buy the club through a partnership with a credit union.
The club is about £350m in debt and Spirit of Shankly has accused Mr Hicks and Mr Gillett of breaking promises and "a lack of understanding about running a football club".
That is impressive. How bad will things have to get before Rangers and Stars fans get that kind of organization?
Please give their site a visit here, at http://www.spiritofshankly.com/
And check out the Flickr stream here.

Thanks to Mr. Paul Gardner for allowing us to use these photos.
After the jump, my daughter gets in on the action...
She looks really serious about this too...

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Nice
I’m so lazy I only took care of my living room.
by Brad Gardner on Jul 14, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Ha!!
I am so doing this outside a submarine.
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by Brandon Worley on Jul 14, 2010 11:06 AM CDT reply actions
Do it!
At least the submarine won’t be trying to rip up the paper and eat it like my daughter was while I was holding the camera.
by Brad Gardner on Jul 14, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
If we're getting pictures....
of family holding the sign, even though they have no idea what it means, I suppose I can snap a shot of my wife with one…
:-D
That looks fun. Pretty soon everyone will dislike Tom Hicks. Maybe some billionaire will sympathize with us and buy the Stars as quickly as possible to get us out if this misery.
By the way, your daughter’s a cutie, Brad.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Jul 14, 2010 3:32 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Boo Hissssssssss
I hope that soon everyone, including reporters from other team sites, know exactly who Tom Hicks is and what he has done to the Stars. Another shovel or two and the grave would be filled. It is sad when a so-called “billionaire” gets in this kind of crunch and comes close to causing the downfall of some great teams. I think if I were Tom Hicks I would think twice before going to Liverpool. Those people are passionate about their football and no body dare mess with it. Well, Tommy messed with it and I imagine it is not very safe for anyone with the name Tom Hicks to be anywhere around that area.
I guess, once Tom saw that he was going to have to “take” money from the teams to pay his bills, that is when he decided that owning teams was not his life. TOM, PLEASE GO AWAY AND STAY AWAY FOREVER AND EVER!!!!!!!! Let our Stars rebuild and get back to the winners they were. Your lack of interest is not needed here but I certainly hope that the next venture you get yourself into does not involve sports and that whatever it is, I REALLY hope they check out your past record with a fine tooth comb. WHAT GOES ’ROUND, COMES ’ROUND.
Thanks everyone
I just wish she wasn’t so tired when I took that picture. But hey…inspiration strikes when it does. Even crappy blogger inspiration.
Thanks from a Liverpool fan in the UK
Thanks for highlighting our campaign to preserve our football (soccer) club from Hicks and his co-conspirator George Gillett (Montreal Candiens). They have destroyed one of the great sporting institutions in Europe and we will not rest until they’re enjoying the facilities of a local Correctional Institution – be it in the US or UK. Our Club motto is You’ll Never Walk Alone, and as fellow Hicks victims, we will walk together to rid all professional sports of his evil presence.
HELP US!!!!!!!!!!
To all you Stars and Rangers fans, our brothers and sisters at Corinthians and Cruzerio and anyone else who has suffered the misery of having Tom Hicks own anything you love and value PLEASE pick up on this poster campaign…. Its vitally important we get as much coverage as possible to as many people as possible in the known world. We have to try and get this onto all forms of media and generate as much pressure on Mr Hicks and his various money lenders as possible to try and force him out of our proud sporting institutions which he has systematically raped and plundered of his own personal gains.Only then can we have a chance to get back to helping our teams recover. Tell every single person you know about this evil,greedy man and tell them :Tom and George….Not welcome anywhere!!!!!!!!!





















