A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
BILL SHANKLYWhat a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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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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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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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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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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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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