Bob Paisley

[AL66GOLF]

The best manager ever.

[thegreatelephant]

Tony Moanero is the sort of fella you would be proud to have for a father or grandfather.

[Jairzinho]

 

Tony Moanero's ma is the sort of fella you would be proud to have for a father or grandfather.

 

[KopOut]

Reluctant hero, modest genius, unassuming legend. Not my words, but all equally as accurate.

 

The Reds greatest manager.

 

My favourite Paisley quip? "I think they shot the wrong Kennedy"

 

Thank you Mr. Paisley, for some of the greatest moments of my life.

 

Not only will you never be forgotten, but You'll Never Walk Alone.

[KopOut]

I have an old Liverpool FC History VHS (which I really must get converted digitally).

 

At the end of it, Bob in that shy, stumbling way of his is captured saying:

 

"I can't remember one ever coming in and trying to rule the roost. It's never been allowed... the club's always been bigger than the individual... and I think that type of outlook to it... is its strength."

 

Then, Gerry's YNWA as the credits roll.

 

Many a drunken late night tear shed watching that. I'm actually surprised the tape never busted. It's almost 30 years old now.

Still got that one meself. Watched it with me dad many many times, and when he died it came to me to keep - with another on King Kenny - equally as worn.

 

Was just thinking the other day, it needs to go to disk. Not sure how to do it. Thought I might stick a digital video canera in front of the tele.

[Stickman]

42 years ago yesterday Bob became reluctantly it has to be said our manager....But I guess things didn't turn out too bad did they?

 

Just watching the Milk Cup Final from 82 on You Tube and as Bob is drinking a glass of milk he's asked....

 

"it must have looked like you weren't going to get anything from today and with 3 and half minutes to go it looked lost had you almost given up"

 

Bob "Well in the rules it say's you've got to play 90 minutes so you've always got a chance"

 

Brilliant ...he'd say more in one sentence than gobshites like Mourinho say in a half hour press conference

[Denny Crane]

Enjoy

 

[KMD7]

The greatest

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I was born in the same Hospital ward as Bob Paisley, the lucky man. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Enjoy

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2M5VYPQsO4

Watched that last night, wow, what a wonderful man.

[lifetime fan]

I had something in my eye watching that last night.

[SOFTLAD]

I remember watching that and when Shankly walks in your heart will bust wi pride,

[G Richards]

That was great, thanks for posting the YouTube, repped.

 

I was made up to see Billy Liddell there too. He still looked fighting fit even though he finished playing in 1960-1. I remember telling my lad about this player we used to have who was so good that they nick-named the team Liddellpool for a while. Well, that must have sunk in because the little lad did his research and wrote a school paper (a couple of paragraphs and pictures as he's only 10) on Billy Liddell.

 

I remember This is Your Life but I never saw that one. Paisley was so unassuming he wouldn't have wanted the fuss, but that made him deserve it all the more. I loved Jessie's story about meeting Bob on the train. Such lovely, normal people.

[an tha]

Brilliant, that. Watched it last night.

 

Had a big smile on my gob all the way through.

[mattyq]

It was fantastic

Just can't comprehend how that generation spent 6 years fighting in the War

[deiseach]

I was born in the same Hospital ward as Bob Paisley, the lucky man. 

 

He was the Hetton and you were the . . . 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

The best manager ever.

 

100%, and he was a gentleman.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

He was the Hetton and you were the . . . 

 

Ahhh, the Hospital was in Bishop Auckland. He actually played for Bishop Auckland as well. 

[suzy]

Great man and manager, he was the manager when I started supporting LFC. Fantastic memories

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

A true football man.

[deiseach]

Ahhh, the Hospital was in Bishop Auckland. He actually played for Bishop Auckland as well. 

 

Yes, but he was from Hetton-le...darn, if you're explaining you're losing.

[Harry Squatter]

Watched that before. He was so modest and humble. Enjoyed seeing Billy Liddell and Bill Shankly on it. Matt Busby always comes across as a similar type of man to Bob and Bill too.

[G Richards]

Matt Busby always comes across as a similar type of man to Bob and Bill too.

Well said. Somewhere along the way it all got a lot more poisonous, but there were some giants back in the day - fierce rivals, no doubt - yet they managed to maintain a deep respect for the other.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Bobby Robson was another Gentleman. 

[Tony Moanero]

The reception that Billy Liddell received was boss. It's such a shame that there isn't more footage of his playing career.