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.
BILL SHANKLYIf Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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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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He wasn’t flashy and he wouldn’t score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest.
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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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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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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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Me having no education. I had to use my brains.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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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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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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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 (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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