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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.

Bill Shankly

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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Everything Hard Honest Score Skillful Totally
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
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
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League Looks Tables
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Anfield Country Eleven
I’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
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Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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Anfield Country Football
Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Mao Red Shows
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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Facts Games Soccer
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
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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Balls Next Sticks
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Passion Pride Team
The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Brain England Son
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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Giving Ideas World
For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side.
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Fighting Running Wall
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer

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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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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