Bill Shankly

(Liverpool Manager)

"Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday."

"If a player isn't interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be !"

On a wartime England v Scotland match: "We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4."

After a hard fought 1:1 draw: "The best side drew."

To Jock Stein after the 1966 CWC tie with Celtic at Anfield: "Jock, do you want your share of the gate money or shall we just return the empties ?"

"Adidas wanted to present him with a Golden Boot for services to football. Bob Paisley took the call and said, "They want to know what shoe size you take". Shanks shouted back, "If it's gold, tell them I'm a 28."

"There are two great teams in this city. Liverpool.....and Liverpool reserves."

"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains."

(Referring to a player he had just sold) "He's got the heart of a caraway seed."

And the immortal quote to the Sunday Times, "Some people think football is a matter of life and death.....I can assure them it is much more serious than that."