“I don't believe everything Bill tells me about his players. Had they been that good, they'd not only have won the European Cup but the Ryder Cup, the Boat Race and even the Grand National.”

— Jock Stein

On Bill Shankly http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/a_quotes.shtml

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Scottish footballer and manager 1922–1985

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