Source: Liverpool_Echo
Search is on for Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere's fan of the year
THE ECHO is on a mission to find the most dedicated football fans on Merseyside.[LNB]We want to honour the die-hard Kopites, Evertonians and Tranmere Rovers supporters,  whose loyalty knows no limit.[LNB]It could be a fan who hasn't missed a game in years or someone who goes to incredible lengths to follow their team.[LNB]Over the next two weeks we will be collecting your nominations before our panel of judges selects a winner for each of our big three clubs.[LNB] The winners and their guest will get to rub shoulders with stars past and present at the ECHO's  Merseyside Sports Personality of the Year Awards at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Monday, March 1.[LNB]Our last Liverpool Fan of the Year was Les McKee, who enjoyed a night to remember back in  February 2008. His dad was a lifelong Manchester United fan but Les' heart was always at Anfield.[LNB]After growing up in Northern Ireland, he became a frequent day-tripper, using all his spare cash and holiday to come over to watch the Reds.[LNB]But it wasn't enough to satisfy his passion for the club and in 2003 he gave up his job, sold his belongings and moved to Liverpool with just £500 and a bag of clothes just so he could become  a permanent fixture at Anfield.[LNB]He spent months sleeping on friends' floors before finally getting a job and a place to live. Going to every game, he was finally living the life he had dreamed of.[LNB]'From a young age Liverpool FC meant everything to me and nothing was going to change my mind about supporting them,' he said. 'I was hooked and I knew I had to move here. Now I live and breathe Liverpool. Being Anfield's  12th man is as good as it gets.'[LNB]The Everton Fan of the Year was Bernadette Malone who had been a Gwladys Street season ticket holder for over 35 years.[LNB]The school teacher from St Helens was taken to Goodison for the first time by her fanatical  Evertonian father Jim when she was just nine.
