Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
BILL SHANKLYSome people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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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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When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
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First is first,Second is nothing
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Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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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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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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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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