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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.

Bill Shankly

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
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
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
I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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Changes Inspirational Making Player
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
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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Football Married Wife
For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.
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Fighting Running Wall
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer
If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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Curtain Draws Garden
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player
A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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Football Funny Teamwork
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
First is first,Second is nothing
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Firsts Game Nothing Second
The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Differences Queens Soccer Fans
If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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Draws Support Winning

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