I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLYThe best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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 (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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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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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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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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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