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.
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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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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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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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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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Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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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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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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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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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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