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.
BILL SHANKLYIf 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
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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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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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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The socialism I believe in isn’t really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other,.
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I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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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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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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Well the Kop’s exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if you are a member of a big society where you’ve got thousands of friends all roundabout you. And they’re united and loyal.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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