They've told me to take down my Shanks sign

A LIFELONG Liverpool supporter says he is 'sad and disappointed' after he was told the Bill Shankly plaque he has outside his front door must be taken down.

- By CONAILL CORNER

Season ticket holder Ernie Ashley says he touches the decoration, which he purchased while in the Gambia, before he goes to Anfield every home game.

But Ernie has been told the plaque, which says, 'One of Bill Shankly's disciples lives here, goes against building safety regulations by his landlord Riverside, which owns the block of flats in Woolton where Ernie lives.

In February, 81-year-old Ernie went to the Gambia to see family and friends, where he bought the ornament, which was apparently carved into wood taken from a 300-year-old tree.

He told the ECHO: "When I visit the Gambia I always have a look around the craft market, and see various things getting made.

"On the last visit to the craft market, I asked the man to make a plaque with the wording, 'One of Bill Shankly's disciples lives here'. The tree which it was carved from was 300 years old, the man said."