First is first,Second is nothing

Denis Law could dance on eggshells.

I don't drop players. I make changes.

My life is my work. My work is my life

Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried.

I never drop a player I only make changes.

I'm a people's man - only the people matter.

Its great grass at Anfield, professional grass.

Me having no education. I had to use my brains.

The best side drew (after a hard fought 1-1 draw)

Liverpool was made for me and I was made for Liverpool.

Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.

Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.

The very word 'Anfield' means more to me than I can describe.

This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.

If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.

Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.

We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.

If you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win

We are a team. We share the ball, we share the game, we share the worries.

What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.

Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.

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

Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.

What can you do, playing against eleven goalposts? (after 0-0 draw at Anfield)

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)

Just go out and drop a few hand grenades all over the place, son. (to Kevin Keegan)

Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics.

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

It's the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. You are nothing without it.

The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!

If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.

The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)

Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.

He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)

A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.

When I've got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.

I want to build a team that's invincible, so that they have to send a team from bloody Mars to beat us.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

I was in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.

If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.

In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

I always look in the Sunday paper to see where Everton are in the league - starting, of course, from the bottom up.

Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age, even if he had been wearing an overcoat.

I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat - there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin' in.

Don't worry, Alan. At least you'll be able to play close to a great team. (to Alan Ball, who'd just signed for Everton)

I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool.

Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It's real singing, and it's what the Kop is all about.

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