After thousands of readers supported our campaign for Harry Redknapp to receive a knighthood, we took the petition and an honours nomination form to Downing Street.

More than 2,000 people signed up to back the calls to make the Pompey boss Sir Harry in recognition of his tremendous services to Portsmouth Football Club.

After saving Pompey from relegation, then leading them into the Premiership, last season Harry Redknapp masterminded the seemingly impossible by overseeing the winning of the FA Cup and it was he who got the biggest cheer from the club's fans when he lifted the famous trophy at Wembley Stadium, pictured.

So we decided it was time to repay Harry for all his hard work for the thousands of fans, and for the city of Portsmouth.

We took the petition up to the heart of London and knocked on 10 Downing Street to deliver it in person.

Barry Dewing, the chairman of the Portsmouth Independent Supporters' Association, said: 'There's a lot of appreciation for what Harry has done. We can only try and we hope that if he keeps on being successful maybe that won't do any harm either.

'I have been supporting the campaign. There's great support for Harry. Anything that Harry gets recognised for and gets recognition for the city as well is great. Sometimes he doesn't seem to get the recognition in football.'

Lifelong fan Cyril Saunders, 71, of Carshalton Avenue, Drayton, said: 'Wouldn't it be wonderful if he got it? He's done more for football over a longer period of time than some other people who've been knighted.'

Barry Smith, the manager of The Milton Arms, close to Fratton Park, said: 'He has done the team and the city proud. This would be a just reward.'

And Philip Swan, of Forever Blue who recorded the official FA Cup final song, We're on Our Way, said: 'Harry Redknapp is a great ambassador to the sport and it would be a fantastic thing for him to be knighted. He's a tremendous guy. He's got time for everybody.'

If the petition is successful, the nominations form will go to an honours team, then a sub-committee of senior civil servants and experts before going to the cabinet secretary who submits the list to the prime minister. Then it goes to the Queen.

Evidence such as petitions will be taken into consideration when deciding who honours will go to.