Shanks

[Josef Svejk]

Yeah. It's frankly pretty stupid.

 

(What Shankly has to say, that is.)

[littletedwest]

Most people will have heard of this one:

Shankly used to play in 5 a side games and was obsessed with winning. My uncle was on his team (my uncle was notoriously quiet and barely said anything).

When they couldn't find any posts they just put training tops down for goalposts. Shankly managed to beat a couple of players and shoot towards the goal. The ball went over the top of the training kit and everyone said it wasn't a goal.

Shankly was livid and called everyone a cheat. He then turned to my Uncle and said "Chris is a nice lad and would never cheat. Was it a goal Chris?".

He said it had gone over the post and would have probably gone wide if they were playing with proper goals.

Shankly said "you've been here 3 years and the first time you open your mouth it's a bloody lie!"

When Liverpool played Honved away in Budapest Bill Shankly thought all the hotel rooms were bugged with secret devices and went round everywhere looking for them. Apparently he was well into the James Bond novels and thought anyone from eastern Europe was a Russian spy.

Reminded my dad of this story last night. He has memory issues and terminal cancer but it made him laugh. The joy football brings.

[Reds4Life]

Reminded my dad of this story last night. He has memory issues and terminal cancer but it made him laugh. The joy football brings.

Can't rep because I'm on my phone mate but so, so true.

 

I wish your father all the very best and I hope these little joyous moments are the ones we can all hold onto in our passing years.

[easytoslip]

Reminded my dad of this story last night. He has memory issues and terminal cancer but it made him laugh. The joy football brings.

Yes it does, nice one.

[Stickman]

Shanks playing Subbuteo........I bet he hated to lose at that as well

 

[thegreatelephant]

'what a great day for Football. all we need is some green Astropitch and a ball'

[razor]

Why is he playing Subbuteo in Everton's trophy room?

[VladimirIlyich]

On 10/16/2018 at 9:30 AM, Stickman said:

Shanks playing Subbuteo........I bet he hated to lose at that as well

 

He probably battered himself as he seems to be playing alone.

[Bjornebye]

18 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

He probably battered himself as he seems to be playing alone.

He pulled the curtains everytime it was the other teams go. 

[Barnesey]

I see the Homemade Bakery is still selling Shankly pies. Didn't think there would be anything left of him by now.