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Bill Shankly

I’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
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Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Born Game Quarried Soccer
For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.
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Fighting Running Wall
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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Anfield Country Football
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 Funny Teamwork
If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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Funny Sarcastic Soccer
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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Football Men Player Stopped
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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Club Games Soccer Writing
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Country Draws Sides
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Helping Socialism Way
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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Real Singing Sound
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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Football Simple Soccer
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer

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