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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)

Bill Shankly

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)
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Defense Goal Play
Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings a week.
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Finals Pits Trying
What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)
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Anfield Country Eleven
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
We don’t need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool’s players keeps them motivated.
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Motivate Motivated Performance Polymer Team
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
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
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
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
Pressure is not the European Cup or the Championship or the Cup Final. That’s the reward.
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Championship Countr Cup Final Pressure
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
Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.
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Fans Missing Roger Soccer
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
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Football Inspirational Leadership
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football Games Soccer
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
Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Mao Red Shows
Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)
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Hands Kevin Son
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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Football Games People
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 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
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
First is first,Second is nothing
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Firsts Game Nothing Second
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
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Football Games Simple
Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
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Anfield Football Grass
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 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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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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