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Bill Shankly

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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Believe Football Successful
With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football Games Soccer
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Death Football Life Soccer
If a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace
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Football Funny Sports
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
Although I’m a Scot, I’d be proud to be called a Scouser.
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Liverpool Proud Scots
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Passion Pride Team
The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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I Can Mean
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say ‘We’re Liverpool’.
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Build Men People Selfless Share
If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win
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Draws Support Winning
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
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
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Anfield Country Eleven
I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.
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Four Men Overcoat

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