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

Bill Shankly

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
I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Coaching Player Sports
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Passion Pride Team
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Death Football Life 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
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
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
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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Inspirational Motivational Soccer
Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Championship Countr Cup Final Pressure
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
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Football Inspirational Leadership
I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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Changes Inspirational Making Player
Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Liverpool Proud Scots
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
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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Bigs Institutions Loyal Society
He’s not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)
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Country Forward Game Soccer
Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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Helping Socialism Way
The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Differences Queens Soccer Fans
I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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Break Cheat Legs Wife
Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Hands Kevin Son
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
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Football Funny Sports
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
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer
Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Anfield Football Grass
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Country Draws Sides

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