smudger63 Posted 7 September 2013 Posted 7 September 2013 "A club's supporters have an intense and very powerful passion for football, that's because it comes from the heart and flows in the blood.You can't make a football club without the ordinary working man. He is the club. And football is the working-man's sport.What we do on matchday provides a purpose and a focus for people. You cannot cheat them or you'll be found out. If the people trust you then they will follow you. And they will follow a team which they recognise as being committed to them. That's where the fervour and the pride comes from" Bill Shankly (2nd sept 1913 - 29th sept 1981) Would have been 100 years old last week. Big respect!
DennisNedry Posted 7 September 2013 Posted 7 September 2013 Funny how the first line is still 100% the case, but the second line couldn't be further from the truth now.
Corky Posted 7 September 2013 Posted 7 September 2013 Love watching and listening to clips and videos of interviews from him and Cloughie. So, so much better than today's plethora of "At the end of the day", "Ref cost us" cliches.
smudger63 Posted 7 September 2013 Author Posted 7 September 2013 Funny how the first line is still 100% the case, but the second line couldn't be further from the truth now. Very true. Sadly the game has become all about money now, and is slowly but surely being taken away from the fans. Most of todays players and managers don`t have any feeling for the clubs they are at, it`s all about how much money the can make before they move on to another club. Bill Shankly would be turning in his grave at what todays football has become!
smudger63 Posted 7 September 2013 Author Posted 7 September 2013 Love watching and listening to clips and videos of interviews from him and Cloughie. So, so much better than today's plethora of "At the end of the day", "Ref cost us" cliches. Absolutely agree with you.
AKCJ Posted 7 September 2013 Posted 7 September 2013 I think i'd hate Liverpool a hell of a lot less if Shankly was their manager now. Can't stand the scousers. Really can't.
Fox92 Posted 8 September 2013 Posted 8 September 2013 I love his first quote in this video (between 7 seconds and 25 seconds). A lot of players should take note. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW9lesgd9e0 Honestly, I could watch the likes of Shankly and Clough all day. They were great characters for the game, managers that stood up and challenged. Great managers, legends.
Kitchandro Posted 8 September 2013 Posted 8 September 2013 I love Shanks. The epitome of a football person and the kind of manager everyone would want.
Jordan Posted 8 September 2013 Posted 8 September 2013 I think my favorite Shankly quote is when Bertie Mee asked him if he had "heard of the North Bank Highbury," and Shanks said, "No, I don't think so; but I've heard of the Leicester boot boys."
AKCJ Posted 8 September 2013 Posted 8 September 2013 Who is the closest to a Shankly or a Clough now? I can't think of a single British manager even close and only Mourinho comes to mind.
Fox92 Posted 8 September 2013 Posted 8 September 2013 Who is the closest to a Shankly or a Clough now? I can't think of a single British manager even close and only Mourinho comes to mind. In terms of achievement or character etc? Achievement has to be Sir Alex, although I still rate Shankly and Clough as better managers as they took average second tier teams then made them the champions of England (and Europe in Cloughie's case). I would love to have watched a team managed by the likes of Shankly, Clough, Paisley, Revie etc
Jordan Posted 8 September 2013 Posted 8 September 2013 Sir Alex, definitely. Not just in terms of achievements, but he (like Shankly, Revie, and Clough) left indelible marks on their mainstay clubs and will always be the standard to which other managers at those clubs are judged. Sir Alex has god-like status among Man Utd fans. Also, Ferguson was at times moody and flippant, which sometimes made for entertaining story lines outside the games and rivalries with other managers. It would be almost impossible for anyone to completely change the fortunes of a team and turn the balance of power in English football upside down without buying a title like Chelsea or Man City. Even though David Moyes lacks both the charisma and the success of the managers we've mentioned here, his tenure at Everton and the regard with which he's held by their fans should be appreciated.
Dan Posted 8 September 2013 Posted 8 September 2013 It's a shame when you read this and then see what football has actually become.
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