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More Liverpool FC Legends back ShareLiverpoolFC as it launches in Ireland
Liverpool FC and Republic of Ireland internationals Ronnie Whelan and Jason McAteer have announced their support at the official launch of ShareLiverpoolFC in Ireland.

At a press conference at the CityWest Hotel in Dublin at 12.00 noon on Friday 30 May, Ronnie and Jason joined John Aldridge in a bid to boost awareness of the project in Ireland, already one of the biggest supporters of ShareLiverpoolFC outside of England.

Ronnie Whelan said: "I'm happy to join other former players like John Aldridge, Jason McAteer and John Barnes in expressing my full support for the ShareLiverpoolFC project.

"No one who's played for Liverpool could ever forget the dedication and passion of the fans. If any football club should be owned by its fans, surely it's Liverpool FC? The fans are the heart and soul of this great Club. We've all seen what's happened recently; it's wrong for 'ownership' of such an historic football club to be traded like a commodity.

"I wasn't surprised to hear that Ireland was in the top three nations for numbers of visits to the ShareLiverpoolFC website. We all know how passionate many Irish fans are in their support for Liverpool. You've only got to visit Anfield on a match day to realise how the long association between the City and the Republic has flourished into a dedicated following for LFC.

"I'm sure that when the 'fan-members' take over the Club they love, many thousands of them will be Irish - and that is just as it should be."

The ShareLiverpoolFC Ireland effort is spearheaded by Bernard O'Byrne, former CEO of the Football Association of Ireland, and Group Chief Executive of The Mansfield Group. Bernard will represent Ireland on the Steering Group of ShareLiverpoolFC.

More information is available at our revamped website at ShareLiverpoolFC.com. We'll continue to improve the site and add new features over the coming weeks, so let us know what you think.

Best wishes

Rogan Taylor ShareLiverpoolFC Steering Group

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