What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
BILL SHANKLYWhat a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
BILL SHANKLYAlthough I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
BILL SHANKLYThis city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
BILL SHANKLYMy idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
BILL SHANKLYIf you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
BILL SHANKLYI’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.
BILL SHANKLYThe very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
BILL SHANKLYChairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
BILL SHANKLYIf 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)
BILL SHANKLYTommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
BILL SHANKLYIf 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.
BILL SHANKLYMy life is my work. My work is my life
BILL SHANKLYThe Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
BILL SHANKLYTrain the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
BILL SHANKLYIt’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)
BILL SHANKLYI don’t drop players. I make changes.
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