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by **red4ever** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:55 pm

When Adidas phoned to tell anfield of their plans to give him a golden boot as recognition for his achievements, Bob Paisley took the call and asked Shankly what size boot he wore. "If it's gold" replied the great man, 'Then i'm a size 28.'

A marvellous man

by **steviec** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:13 pm

oldredeyes wrote:Stan, as requested here's a few more;

On hearing that Celtic's Lou Macari had turned down Liverpool in favour of Manchester United, Shanks covered his dejection by telling his squad;
'He couldn't play anyway, I only wanted him for the reserve team.

On one of Liverpools many trips to play in Europe Bill was filling in the hotel registration form, writing 'Football' under occupation and 'Anfield' as his address.
'But Sir', said the receptionist, you have to fill in where you actually live'.
'Lassie', said Bill. 'That is where I live'.

Shanks also liked to to joke about our rivalry with Everton.
One story he liked to tell was,
'Before the 1966 Everton v Sheffield Cup Final at Wembley Princess Margaret asked the Everton captain, Brian Labone, 'Mr Labone, could you tell me where Everton is please?'
'Yes Ma'am', he replied, it's in Liverpool.'
To which Princess Margaret replied,
'Oh yes of course, we had your first team here last year!'

he said that not about Macari but Bob McNabb when he joined Arsenal

by **Dalglish** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:31 am

One of my personal faves..................Shanks used to get the Subbuteo out apparrently to discuss positions and Liverpool were playing United so he had the little plastic figures out and picked up "Denis Law" and turned to the liverpool players and said "now watch this player, he's deceptive...he's slower than he looks" !!!!!!!!!

Also Ron Yeats speaking of his signing for Liverpool recounts how nervous he was but Shanks got him to don the Liverpool Strip for the press conference and went out to greet the press saying "We've signed Ron Yeats and he's a Giant of a man , he's out in a minute so you can all have a walk round him " !!! Yeats who was a big lad as it was, recounted how he grew another 2 feet in that moment.........

by **Dalglish** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:17 am

Read em and Wep !!!!!!

by **glenbuck patriot** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:42 am

One of my favourites, when he signed Ron Yeats,

"With him in defence, we could play Aurthur Askey in Goal".

by **glenbuck patriot** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:04 am

A few more...

It's great grass at Anfield, Professional Grass!

To a journalist; Laddie I never drop players I only make changes.

After the completion of the Main Stand 1971, The ground is now fit for our great team and our wonderful supporters.

He was asked about the great start we made to the 72-73 season, He replied Playing us at the moment is like being chased by a Tank!

When it was put to him that he did not have the experience of playing in a Derby unlike Billy Bingham, he replied: Nonsense! I've kicked every ball, headed out every cross. I once scored a hat-rick; one was lucky but the others were great goals.

After beating Everton in the '71 FA Cup semi's; Sickness would not have kept me away from this one, If I'd been dead, I would have had them bring the casket to the ground, prop it up in the stands and cut a hole in the lid.

Shankly to a young RED from London on his first ever visit to Anfield, Well Laddie Whats it like to be in heaven.

PS: Stevie C, IT was Macari.

With my sign on you can guess the Man's my hero... more to come.

by **stapo1000** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:58 pm

My favourite shankly quote has 2 be: 'There are 2 great teams in liverpool, liverpool and liverpool reserves''

by **glenbuck patriot** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:22 pm

Sportswriter to Bill after seeing Tony Currie star in a match during the 70's... I think Tony's display was reminicent of Tom Finney, Bill... yeah you could be right mind you Tom's 57.

Journalist to Shanks, Hey Bill Man Utd and Man City both lost, they're bottom and second to bottom of the table...Bill Aye and they'll take some bloody shifting.

When a sportswriter suggested that Liverpool's form had dropped Shank's replied Aye... your right. We're struggling at the top of the league.

Shank's appraisel of Brian Clough... He's worse than rain in Manchester, At least God stops that occasionally.

by **glenbuck patriot** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:33 pm

Liverpool v's West Ham 1965 Shank's team talk; "Youv'e got nothing to beat today Iv'e seen that Bobby Moore he can hardly walk as for Geoff Hurst he looks ill, Don't be cruel Stop when you've got 5.

4-0 to the Reds at half time and 5-0 early in the second half, as Peter Thompson ran past the dug out he asked Shanks, Shall we put the shutters up now, Bill shook his head and yelled, NO... humiliate the ba#ta#ds.... Priceless.

by **stapo1000** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:39 pm

My pesonal favourite:There are two great teams in liverpool, liverpool and liverpool reserves. (Nothing like the digs he has at everton)

by **glenbuck patriot** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 11:49 pm

stapo1000 wrote:My pesonal favourite:There are two great teams in liverpool, liverpool and liverpool reserves. (Nothing like the digs he has at everton)

As a newbie to this forum i'm absolutely amased by the complete sh##e that some spout, I've added to old red eyes' thread (which was a blinding idea) cos Shanks to me was and always will be the MAN, I find the annecdotes amusing and have tried to share them with you, most come from John Kieth's book the Essential Shankly, although my strap line is genuine, as you will see if you read the book or go on the Shankly website, take the p#ss if that was your intention not out of me, the annecdotes nor of Shankly, save them for Le Frog or the Blue sh##e of whom I expect you support.

If you've genuinely only got ONE Shankly annecdote to tell, great, but your repeating yourself, we heard it the first time!

by **Paul C** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:52 pm

Thats man is an absolute hero!!!!!!! I bet he's turning in his grave about whats happening at Anfield

by **glenbuck patriot** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:30 am

Conversation between Tommy Docherty and Bill, after Tom selling Tony Hateley in 1967;

Tom: "You've got to say Tony's good in the air", Bill.

Bill; "Aye, so was Douglas Bader and he had a wooden leg".

When Tom & Bill met at Villa Park in 1965 for the FA Cup semi final; "Tom I think your team is good enough to win the Final next season".

One day Leeds arrived late for a match at Anfield, quick as a flash Bill said to Don Revie; "I'm glad you've arrived we were getting a bit worried, frightened you wouldn't turn up".

"We're professionals at LIVERPOOL, we believe in simplicity. I wouldn't go on television or use words in newspapers that only a few people understand. Some people use words knowing full well that maybe only 10% of the veiwers or readers know what they mean".

"We don't, We speak the language of the people, the language that everybody understands. Instead of me saying that somebody was avaricious, I would say they we're bloody greedy".

... If only it was the same today, hear's to dreaming!

by **112-1077774096** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:32 am

"I didnt take my wife to watch Rochdale for our anniversary, did you think I would get married during the football season? it was for her birthday. Any way it wasnt Rochdale, it was Rochdale reserves"

What a genius

by **glenbuck patriot** » Tue May 04, 2004 11:59 pm

Bill; " If you have'nt got an opinion in life then you might as well go and be a Bloody politician".

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