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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.

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Bill Shankly
Age: 68 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 2
Died: 1981
Died: September 29
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
William Shankly
Bill Şenkli
Football
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Anfield
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It's a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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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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Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
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He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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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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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.
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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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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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I'm a people's man - only the people matter.
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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.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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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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I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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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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