I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
BILL SHANKLYAt 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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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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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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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First is first,Second is nothing
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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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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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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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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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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I never drop a player I only make changes.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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