Paul Youngson is a Liverpool fan who suffers from congenital heart disease (CHD). After twice undergoing open heart surgery as a child, the now healthy Paul has undertaken an 18 month project to raise as much money as possible for the patients association GUCH, who provide support for young people and adults with CHD.

The idea of his fundraiser is simple. Starting with a piece of old rope, he hopes to trade up for something better as many times as possible over the next 18 months. After 18 months the final item(s) will be auctioned with all proceeds going to GUCH. You can follow his adventures on his blog:

http://money-for-old-rope.blogspot.com/

So far Paul has managed to trade his rope up to a Xabi Alonso match shirt from our 2005/06 Champions League campaign, via 18 pairs of craft knives, a Sydney Olympic Official’s Shirt, and a signed photo of Peter Beardsley. The shirt was provided by Liverpool FC via the PR department and includes the Champions League patch, Alonso 14, but uniquely not Carlsberg as it was produced in anticipation of playing in countries where alcohol advertising is banned.

If you want to trade with Paul for this Alonso shirt you can contact him via his blog. You can also see a letter of authenticy for the shirt as sent by LFC’s PR department. Remember the idea is to improve on what he currently holds - the shirt has been valued at £300.

We’d like to wish Paul all the best in his fundraising efforts and hope he manages to raise as much awareness and money as possible.

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