Bill Shankly

[Harry Squatter]

Peter Thompson looks like Cesar Luis Menotti on that photo. 

[sir roger]

My dad always said that John McLaughlin and Doug Livermore were amongst the poorest players he had seen in our top flight teams.

[VladimirIlyich]

18 minutes ago, sir roger said:

My dad always said that John McLaughlin and Doug Livermore were amongst the poorest players he had seen in our top flight teams.

Doug Livermore continued in that same vein as assistant to Graeme Souness.

[dockers_strike]

3 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Doug Livermore continued in that same vein as assistant to Graeme Souness.

Thought he was Roy Evans' assistant? Boersma was Soueys.

[dockers_strike]

4 hours ago, sir roger said:

My dad always said that John McLaughlin and Doug Livermore were amongst the poorest players he had seen in our top flight teams.

They did well in the Central League though!

[sir roger]

Saw Phil Boersma about ten years ago at a sportsmans dinner and to be fair he has the Dorian Gray vibe, looked about 40 and must have been 60-Ish . Was going out with the lady from the Gold Blend  advert, Sharon Maughan at some point. I got the impression he had fallen out with Souness as he wasn't complimentary about him during the piece.

[VladimirIlyich]

18 hours ago, dockers_strike said:

Thought he was Roy Evans' assistant? Boersma was Soueys.

Yeah,probably was. My memories of that time are a bit hazy now given how shit most of it was.

[Jimmy Hills Chin]

40 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Yeah,probably was. My memories of that time are a bit hazy now given how shit most of it was.

Isn't it great not being shit.

[Razoray]

19 hours ago, sir roger said:

Saw Phil Boersma about ten years ago at a sportsmans dinner and to be fair he has the Dorian Gray vibe, looked about 40 and must have been 60-Ish . Was going out with the lady from the Gold Blend  advert, Sharon Maughan at some point. I got the impression he had fallen out with Souness as he wasn't complimentary about him during the piece.

Mother of Alice Eve. Stunninghttps://images.app.goo.gl/U7RB6ncBsrVEJHN68

[VladimirIlyich]

11 hours ago, Jimmy Hills Chin said:

Isn't it great not being shit.

Yep it is. Mind you,VAR is threatening to make it almost as shit.

[Harry's Lad]

40 years ago today we lost the great man. 

We wouldn't be the club we are without him.

Rest well Shanks.

[Bjornebye]

4 hours ago, Harry's Lad said:

40 years ago today we lost the great man. 

We wouldn't be the club we are without him.

Rest well Shanks.

Here here. 

[Tony Moanero]

[tokyojoe]

The Only True God.

[Tj hooker]

[Harry's Lad]

2 hours ago, tokyojoe said:

The Only True God.

The Messiah. My Dad idolised him.

When I was a kid, he told me that Shanks was the greatest man who ever lived and he meant it.

 

He was gutted when he resigned, but when he died, he was that upset he had to take the day off work.

 

He thought Bob and Joe were brilliant managers and loved Kenny as a player and manager and was chuffed when Kenny came back for a second spell. 

 

He thought the world of Kenny, especially for the way he was over Hillsborough and he would have loved Jurgen, but Shanks was the man.

 

 

[KMD7]

2 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

The Messiah. My Dad idolised him.

When I was a kid, he told me that Shanks was the greatest man who ever lived and he meant it.

 

He was gutted when he resigned, but when he died, he was that upset he had to take the day off work.

 

He thought Bob, Joe were brilliant managers and loved Kenny as a player and manager and was chuffed when Kenny came back for a second spell. 

 

He thought the world of Kenny, especially for the way he was over Hillsborough and he would have loved Jurgen, but Shanks was the man.

 

 

It must have been amazing to have supported them right from when Shanks took over right up to the all conquering side we became under Bob. Incredible nights I bet. 

[Harry's Lad]

1 minute ago, KMD7 said:

It must have been amazing to have supported them right from when Shanks took over right up to the all conquering side we became under Bob. Incredible nights I bet. 

My Dad was 20 when Shanks got the job, so he saw the lot really.

 

He had me on his shoulders in the Kop when I was 2, so that would have been 1965. Mad when you think about it.

 

Obviously I don't remember any of that, but I do remember walking home in the dark with him and it being foggy when I was about 4 or 5, no recollection of the game though.

 

Different times.

[tokyojoe]

18 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

My Dad was 20 when Shanks got the job, so he saw the lot really.

 

He had me on his shoulders in the Kop when I was 2, so that would have been 1965. Mad when you think about it.

 

Obviously I don't remember any of that, but I do remember walking home in the dark with him and it being foggy when I was about 4 or 5, no recollection of the game though.

 

Different times.

Were you one of those little cunts who climbed on to my back? Some little twat nearly pulled my ears off once!

 

I had the pleasure of meeting The Great Man. Everything about Him was electrifying.

[easytoslip]

My Dad was at his house years ago, he said I kept calling him Mr Shankly, it's Bill John, OK Mr Shankly anyway he was making a cup of tea or something and when asked if he ever drank he replied, just the odd hot Toddy before bed but as he went into the Kitchen Nessie said take no notice he has 2 or 3, he's 87 now and is still in awe of him. 

 

[Harry's Lad]

26 minutes ago, tokyojoe said:

Were you one of those little cunts who climbed on to my back? Some little twat nearly pulled my ears off once!

 

I had the pleasure of meeting The Great Man. Everything about Him was electrifying.

Ah, so you were that miserable twat then!

 

I wish my Dad had met him, he really did idolise him. I don't think it was just about football either, it was his whole philosophy, his values and what he stood for. 

Someone we could all learn from I think.

[Creator Supreme]

I didn't realise the date, he resigned before I was born, but my arl fella made sure I knew how great he was!

 

Always remember graffiti by my aunties house in the 80's "Some say God, we say Shankly!"

[tokyojoe]

One of my proudest possessions.

 

[tokyojoe]

2 hours ago, Harry's Lad said:

Ah, so you were that miserable twat then!

 

I wish my Dad had met him, he really did idolise him. I don't think it was just about football either, it was his whole philosophy, his values and what he stood for. 

Someone we could all learn from I think.

Cunt!

[Harry's Lad]

6 hours ago, tokyojoe said:

One of my proudest possessions.

 

I bought my Dad the Shankly book written by his Granddaughter, signed by the 1965 FA Cup winning team. 

It came with a certificate that said I had been raised the Shankly way.

It's in my Mums somewhere, or at least I hope it is.

She threw a lot of stuff away when my Dad died.

Don't know why.