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With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)

Bill Shankly

The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Differences Queens Soccer Fans
I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Coaching Player Sports
Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
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Football Inspirational Motivational
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn’t look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he’d given everything he had for 90 minutes.
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Game Greatest Minutes Ninty Quality Useless
A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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Football Funny Teamwork
The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)
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Country Draws Sides
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
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
Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Hands Kevin Son
Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Born Game Quarried Soccer
If 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)
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Football Men Player Stopped
I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in.
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Eventually Everyone Idea Liverpool Wanted
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
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
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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Real Singing Sound
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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Break Cheat Legs Wife
At 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.
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Football Player Soccer
Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Mao Red Shows
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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Inspirational Motivational Soccer
I’ve been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life. But every working man misses out on some things because of his job.
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Everywhere Football Home Jobs Life
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
We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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Beats England Soccer
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
Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt.
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Passion Pride Team
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

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