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A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
Bill Shankly
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Bill Shankly
Age: 68 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 2
Died: 1981
Died: September 29
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I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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If he isn't named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to Kremlin. (on Tommy Smith)
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The very word 'Anfield' means more to me than I can describe.
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