Top 76 Quotes & Sayings by Bill Shankly - Page 2

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Last updated on November 8, 2024.

We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.

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Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried.

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

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I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool.

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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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I never drop a player I only make changes.

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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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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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Don't worry, Alan. At least you'll be able to play close to a great team. (to Alan Ball, who'd just signed for Everton)

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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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Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.

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I always look in the Sunday paper to see where Everton are in the league - starting, of course, from the bottom up.

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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.

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What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)

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Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.

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