We held our season tickets with you and your dad last year with seats next to you. Each time the blues score we will think of you. Good Night, God bless, sleep tight with the angels little man. With all our love to a true blue from another!

Rhys. I did not know you, but my heart aches for your parents,brother and other family members now that you are no longer with us. A senseless violent act took you away from your loving family. Why?? I see the pain etched on your families faces and my heart goes out to them. I have grown up sons of my own and cannot imagine what life would be like without them. I urge everyone to speak up if they know anything about who carried out this meaningless cowardly act. Rest in peace little one and know that you were greatly loved and will be sadly missed

my thoughts and prayers are with all the family.x

What a sad loss, our thoughts and prayers are with your family, could never imagine what it must be like to loose one as little as you. May you shine in heaven. Memories of you are your families to treasure. x

all my thoughts and prayers are with rhys and his family. its so sad to hear about a innocent lovely little boy have his life taken away.

rip baby boy sleep tight x

I am so sorry that this has happened. You shouldn't be going through this, and I wish you all the support in the world to get through this time.

I have a little boy the same age as Rhys and about to start his secondary school and I can't begin to imagine the pain that Rhys' parents are going through. R.I.P. Rhys, good night and god bless. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

GOODNIGHT AND GOD BLESS SO SAD (RIP) FROM SUZANNE AND FAMILY NEWPORT GWENT XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

You didnt deserve what happened to you rhys. im hoping and praying every day they find who done this goodnight, god bless little man xxxx

r.i.p rhys goodnite and god bless ...xxx

r.i.p rhys goodnite and god bless ...xxx

r.i.p miss you little man

Dear Melanie & Stephen As a grandmother of four grandchildren, one of them being a 12 year old boy, I felt compelled to write this messages and send you my condolences. You have been so strong, continue to take strength from all the people around you and all the people that have sent messages, tributes and flowers for Rhys and for yourselves. Out thoughts and prayers are with you, and will continue to be with you in the future. Yours respectfully Helen Buckley

Sorry for your loss xx

Awww I Didnt Noo Imm Buu Itss Dedd Sad =[ Loads Of Ppl Are Finkin Aba Ye x R.i.p xx Lovee Sarah =] xx

God night Rhys rest in peace everybody is thinking about you and your family xxxxxxx

my heart felt sympathys for you and your family an absolute tragedy all my best for the times ahead and god speed the arrest of the killer.

I HOPE YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE WHERE NO ONE CAN HURT YOU NOW. THE ANGELS WILL LOOK AFTER AND PROTECT YOU. GOD ONLY PICKS THE BEST TO JOIN HIM IN HEAVEN AND HE MUST HAVE NEEDED ANOTHER ANGEL. XXX

Rest a while little fella. People all over the world are grieving with your family, shocked and horrified that another life has been taken so tragically and meaningless. Our hearts go out to you and your family, please god may justice be done and may this never happen again. Goodnight godblessxx

MY SON IS THE SAME AGE AS YOU RHYS ,I COULD NOT BEAR THE THOUGHT OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING TO HIM ,IT IS THE UNTHINKABLE,I HOPE THAT YOU ARE AT PEACE AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU WERE LOVED SO MUCH BY SO MANY PEOPLE,YOU WERE A GOOD AND INNOCENT YOUNG MAN . WHO JUST DID NOT DESERVE THIS.

so sad about whats happened to you my deepest thoughts to your family and friends.

sorry to hear about ur loss love lakita (manchester)

if you think your not rembered you always will be rest in peace little man xxx

rest in peace little angel so sad a loss

Rhys, my thoughts and love are with you and I hope now you are in a much safer place where you can be happy and be as you are supposed to be, a little boy. xxxx To Rhys' parents and family, I am so sorry for your lose and I can't begin to imagine how awful this is for you. I hope it gives you strength knowing how many people are thinking of you all and sending their love to you. I hope it also helps to know that there are caring people in this world and if we could have protected Rhys and yourselves from this tragedy then we would have done all we could to prevent this ever happening. xxxxxx

i say a prayer for you every night and for your friends and family you have touched the hearts of every liverpudlian especially me, as a mother to a little boy myself i hope and pray i never have to go through what your family have, if anybody deserves justice its you rhys, an 11 year old babyfaced angel rest in peace darling x x x x x x x

I lost a son Rhys i know he will take care of you.God bless you both.

No one can comprehend the loss for all your family and friends and also to the city of Liverpool. May you rest in peace little fella XXX

rhys i didn't know you but your tragic end has touched the hearts of the nation. sleep well little fella and look down on your family and give them the strength they need at this sad time. untill it is time for your family to come and see you in heaven. xxxx

absolutly heartbreaking this is a tragic tragic event my condolences go out to all the family i cannot find the words to say how annoyed i am at person behind this terrible killing

My heart goes out to the family at their sad loss. God bless you Rhys and may you rest in peace. You have touched our hearts

dear rhys,brought many tears hearing of your terrible killing of a innocent young lad.we do not know you or your family and could not dream how they feel.rest in peace young man and i am sure you will still be playing football in heaven.our deepest thoughts lee barron [ ONGAR TOWN UNDER 12 COACH]

i dont know what to say i cant stop thinking about you rhys and your family i cant believe somthing like this has happened!!! i must be very nieve iam 23 and have 2 children a boy and a girl and i have never considered the thought of people carrying guns around! this has made me think twice and look at people in a different light. what is this world coming too???? the law needs to be alot tougher!!!!! sweet dreams rhys and continue you football in heaven iam cerntern you are very very loved and will be missed by many to rhys' family mum dad and brother i cant begin to think what you are going through but try your very hardest to stay srong justice will be done!!! all my wishes and thoughts are sent to you gemmaXXXX

A life snuffed out in a mere second. I pray your short life will not be in vain. The tragic circumstances surrounding your death must not happen again. My thoughts are with your family and may they gain some strength in knowing there are so many people grieving with them, standing united alongside them in their fight against gun crime. Rest in peace little man x x x x x x x x x x x

Football is a strength. I am involved with working with people who's lives have been wrecked. Football is the catalyst to enable people to re-build their lives. Everton are a superb community club, but not all clubs are!! And there is always room for improvement. I'd like the clubs to have included in their contracts a commitment by the players to visit local schools, community centres etc, at least weekly. We need to reach to all in our community - football is one of the few vehicles that can achieve this. We must engage with all in our society, to attempt to erase such atrocities. Rhys's family have been a credit to us all; they give eternal hope amidst the sadness etched in our hearts. Their memories of Rhys are for ever......Peace, Love and Justice!! Joe K, Bury, Lancashire

i c your face everywhere just 11years old so sadly taken from the poeple who love u so much,rip 4ever my thoughts r with your family,

I didnt know you but i was touched by your story and jus cant understand why anyone could take you away from your family. My thoughts are with your family and you in Heaven xxx

our heart goes out to all the family at this tragic time you r in our thoughts god bless to u all

Not a single day goes by when I dont think of Rhys and how you as a family are coping. I think that you are a strong family and have very high morals and the interview last night every word you said was so true. It is down to the parents knowing were and what your children are upto. Your son is an inspiration to you and I hope that they get who did this and justice is served although nothing will help your suffering at such a terrible crime on a innocent baby. My thoughts and prayers are with you all xx

im a stranger to you and your family but have been hit very hard by the news of your little football mad life been taken away because of gang related voilence. i too grew up in an area with loads of street voilence reoccuring and have lost two people very very close to me through this type of behaviour. there is no excuse or explaination for this and no words that will comfort or help your family come to terms with your little life stolen away. the main reason behind this type of behaviour is nothing else apart from status and the reason guns, knifes and other weapons are being used so frequently is becasue there is a lighter sentence for this then there is for giving a bit of stick to a policeman. my heart goes out to your family and you will forever be in my thoughts. you were such a young boy with such a big heart and a huge life ahead of him and im sorry to see you go. look after your family from up there and im sure they will see you ever night becasue you will definately be the brightest star up there. rest in peace dear little angel. xxxx

My thoughts are with you and your family. I hope you are at peace now and dont feel anything apart from happiness. My thoughts are with your family at this sad time to. Love Kirsty xxxxx

God bless, sleep well you didnt deserve this at all. love emma

For Rhys Liverpools children are always close to my heart, since I nursed at Alder Hey for 2 years or more in the early 1990s, & also my own baby grand-daughter died & buried in Liverpool 1993. Melanie & Stephen & family - you are in my thoughts and prayers. Carole in Blackburn

well mate you were taken so young with such little time and may you rest in peace are thoughts are with your family at this sad time and we just hope that in the end justice will be served and them cowards are dealt with rest in peace little man..

i will always rember you i will always keep you in my heart

Rest in peace little man you were taken so young and by someone so thought less my heart is with your family and friends so much pain may the big man in the sky do justice for such terrible pain that has been caused. with all our love and hearts

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of this truely amazing little boy who lost his life last week! R.I.P Rhys x x x x

we live so far away from your home town but our thoughts and prayers are with the family of rhys it has touched our hearts to the max when we see the family in the papers and on tv it pulls a little more at our hearts nothing anyone can say will make you feel better but we are thinking of you

a beautifull little life taken away by a society of violence, the sooner they find who is responsible for this then you might rest in peace x x x all our thoughts are with u and your family x x x