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I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat – there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin’ in.

Bill Shankly

Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.
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Born Game Quarried Soccer
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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Death Football Life Soccer
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.
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Day Football Great Soccer
I never drop a player I only make changes.
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Coaching Player Sports
My life is my work. My work is my life
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Game Hard Life Work
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
Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.
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Football Married Wife
The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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Differences Queens Soccer Fans
I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.
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Club Games Soccer Writing
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
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 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
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
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
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Football Games Soccer
Ian Callaghan will go down as one of the game’s truly great players.
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Down Game Great Player

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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