If 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
BILL SHANKLYChairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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The 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.
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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At a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
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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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Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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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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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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