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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)

Bill Shankly

If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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Draws Support Winning
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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Believe Football Successful
Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Liverpool Proud Scots
Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
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Real Singing Sound
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Anfield Country Eleven
The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Differences Queens Soccer Fans
Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Mao Red Shows
I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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Four Men Overcoat
I’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.
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Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer
Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Championship Countr Cup Final Pressure
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Death Football Life Soccer
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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Facts Games Soccer
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Country Draws Sides
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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Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Hands Kevin Son
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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Football Married Wife
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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League Looks Tables
I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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Changes Inspirational Making Player
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Curtain Draws Garden
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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Football Simple Soccer
Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Helping Socialism Way
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Football Games Simple
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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Break Cheat Legs Wife
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
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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Bigs Institutions Loyal Society
He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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Country Forward Game Soccer

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