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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.

Bill Shankly

Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
BILL SHANKLY

Helping Socialism Way
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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Anfield Country Football
The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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I Can Mean
My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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Giving Ideas World
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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Football Inspirational Motivational
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
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
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football Games Soccer
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Curtain Draws Garden
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
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Football Games People
We don’t need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool’s players keeps them motivated.
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Motivate Motivated Performance Polymer Team
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Death Football Life Soccer
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 Player Soccer
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

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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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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