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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

Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Helping Socialism Way
Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Born Game Quarried Soccer
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
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.
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Balls Next Sticks
The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Brain England Son
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
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
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
Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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Brain Soccer Use
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Curtain Draws Garden
We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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Beats England Soccer
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.
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Best Boss Character Fand Long Straighter
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
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.
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Game Greatest Minutes Ninty Quality Useless
Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Liverpool Proud Scots

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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