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)
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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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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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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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
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I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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