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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.

Bill Shankly

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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
Warmly
Liverpool
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Clubs
Short

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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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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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