I never drop a player I only make changes.
BILL SHANKLYOf 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.
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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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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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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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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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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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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Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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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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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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