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.
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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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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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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Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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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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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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It’s a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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