I never drop a player I only make changes.
BILL SHANKLYI never drop a player I only make changes.
BILL SHANKLYMe having no education. I had to use my brains.
BILL SHANKLYFire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
BILL SHANKLYIf 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.
BILL SHANKLYWe absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
BILL SHANKLYIf he isn’t named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to Kremlin. (on Tommy Smith)
BILL SHANKLYFootball (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
BILL SHANKLYThis city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
BILL SHANKLYMy idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
BILL SHANKLYAt a football club, there’s a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don’t come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.
BILL SHANKLYMy life is my work. My work is my life
BILL SHANKLYFootball 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.
BILL SHANKLYPressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
BILL SHANKLYThe 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,.
BILL SHANKLYI was in the game for the love of football – and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.
BILL SHANKLYI 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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