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At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.

Bill Shankly

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Bill Shankly
Age: 68 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 2
Died: 1981
Died: September 29
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The socialism I believe in is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That’s how I see football, that’s how I see life.
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Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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