Fans of former Smiths front-man Morrissey have started an online petition to try and persuade him to move back to hometown Manchester.
Morrissey has lived in LA since 1997 but, following his successful comeback last year, the singer's Mancunian fans reckon he should return home.
One of the people behind the petition told the **Manchester Evening
News**: "We were talking about the wonderful changes in recent times in Manchester and how the one thing missing from the city is its most famous and most talented son. We discussed ways of tempting him home, such as promising to force all butcher's shops in a five mile radius of his home to close down. But we settled on the internet petition idea so that fans from all over the world could join in and help to end this terrible situation."
Organisers want as many Morrissey fans as possible to sign the petition:
"There's no point in trying to hide from the truth. It is up to the people of Manchester to get online to sign the petition and let Morrissey know that we miss him and need him to make the city complete."
No comment as yet from the man himself regarding relocating back to the North West of England, though the chances of Morrissey taking any notice of anyone aren't all that high.