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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 very word 'Anfield' means more to me than I can describe.
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I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.
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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Laddie, that man scored 200 goals in 270 matches - an incredible record - and he has won cup after cup as a manager. When he talks, pin back your ears.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don't know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
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I was in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
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If a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
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I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
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In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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If you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win
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I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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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 problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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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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