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.
BILL SHANKLYWhat can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
More Bill Shankly Quotes
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Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It’s real singing, and it’s what the Kop is all about.
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Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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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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The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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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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Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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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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