Remembering Glenbuck and Bill Shankly

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2016, 15:19 BST
Updated 26th Apr 2016, 16:22 BST
Glenbuck riders John Jasper Smith, Keith Casey Burrell and Fraser Goodwin.Glenbuck riders John Jasper Smith, Keith Casey Burrell and Fraser Goodwin.
Glenbuck riders John Jasper Smith, Keith Casey Burrell and Fraser Goodwin.
A team of big-hearted Douglas cyclists is setting its wheels in motion for a 200-mile trek in memory of a Scottish sporting icon.

John Jasper Smith, Keith Casey Burrell and Fraser Goodwin are getting ready for the Bill Shankly Memorial Cycle Ride – a journey that will take them from the Shankly gates at Anfield in Liverpool to Liverpool legend Bill Shankly’s hometown, Glenbuck in East Ayrshire.

The cycle, which has already received almost £1500 in sponsorship, will raise money for the Shankly Family Foundation and Glenbuck Football Academy – two organisations which promote grassroots football.

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Organised by Liverpool supporters Shaun Moran and Tony Bonner, the three-day event commemorates the 20th anniversary of Shaun’s grandfather Jack’s walk of the route, and will also recreate the match Jack watched on his return to East Ayrshire.

John Jasper Smith said: “Bill Shankly has inspired so many people and his legacy lives on in Liverpool and in East Ayrshire.

“It’s something that football fans in both Scotland and England feel passionate about and it’s fitting that youngsters involved in football will benefit from this challenge.

“There’s a lot of excitement around this event; it’s getting people talking about its history and about how much of an impact Shankly had on football.