Quote #56

'When you get the ball, I want you to beat a couple of men and smash the ball into the net, just the same way you used to at Bury,' said Shankly. Lindsay replied: 'But, boss, that wasn't me, it was Jimmy Kerr.' Shankly turned to Bob Paisley and said: 'Christ, Bob, we've signed the wrong player.'

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  1. 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 bu…
  2. Laddie, that man scored 200 goals in 270 matches - an incredible record - and he has won cup after cup as a manager. When he talks, pin bac…
  3. He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one.
  4. It's great grass at Anfield, professional grass.
  5. He typifies everything that is good in football, and he has never changed. You could stake your life on Ian.
  6. 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…
  7. He's worse than the rain in Manchester. At least God stops the rain in Manchester occasionally.
  8. I was only in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.

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