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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.

Bill Shankly

This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
If 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
BILL SHANKLY

Football Funny Sports
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Country Draws Sides
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Brain Soccer Use
If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don’t know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
BILL SHANKLY

Balls Next Sticks
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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Club Games Soccer Writing
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
I was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLY

Football Games People
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
BILL SHANKLY

Football Games Soccer
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.
BILL SHANKLY

Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
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
My life is my work. My work is my life
BILL SHANKLY

Game Hard Life Work
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Curtain Draws Garden
Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.
BILL SHANKLY

Game Greatest Minutes Ninty Quality Useless

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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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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