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Kenny Dalglish: Liverpool's king goes in search of another crown | David
Lacey
The Scot will take on Sir Alex Ferguson using the same principles that made his 1980s team such
an irresistible force The Premier League could do with a new plot or at least the revival of an old
favourite.
Perhaps it is because I was never any good at drawing but I'm always in awe of people who are
capable to create visually stimulating pieces of art. There are a couple of excellent designers who
combine such a talent with their passion for Liverpool FC, Kitster being one; the people at
LoveConquerFollow others.
An article by Jim Boardman, editor of www.anfieldroad.com, reproduced from
The Telegraph
on January 1st 2011. You can follow Jim on Twitter at @jimboardman
Liverpool's results this season are now so bad that they're being compared to the days before
Bill Shankly arrived and revolutionised the club.
Today's post is by Stephen Brandt you can follow him on Twitter @KingKennyfanlfc his article is a
tale about being a Liverpool fan and living in America. I think a lot of my readers may be able to
relate to this post by Stephen, for more from him his blog can be found here. Those who know me,
know I'm obsessed with the UK.
Liverpool 3 Valerenga 3Liverpool's pre-season form continued to stutter as they were held to a draw by Norwegian outfit
Valerenga.
Liverpool fielded their Summer signings Stewart Downing, Jordan Henderson and Charlie Adam along
with returning Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger.
Liverpool 1 Man United 3, January 30, 1960
You've got to love the Scousers. When Liverpool were drawn at home to Manchester United in the
4th round of the FA Cup in January 1960 it was immediately declared an all-ticket match, naturally
enough as United had already attracted the two largest league attendances of the season, despite
being in the bottom half of the table.
"Football isn't a matter of life and death, it's much more important than that," is a quote often
attributed to Bill Shankly, the legendary manager of Liverpool FC. As exaggerations go, this one
gets pretty close to the truth. Millions of fans identify intensely with the highs and lows of
their favourite sports team, perhaps a modern substitute for the tribal loyalties of bygone days.
Por Halftown
Gourcuff padre
Antiguo centrocampista del estilo tiqui-taquero que estilaban hace treinta años los Tigana,
Platini y compañía, Christian Gourcuff decidió pronto que lo suyo era el banquillo.
Profesor de matemáticas, papá Gourcuff fue de los primeros en utilizar los ordenadores para
programar sus entrenamientos.
::: Today we welcome a guestpost from Russell Berrisford, who you may remember from such gaily
flickering difference engine lanterns as theVancouver Sun and Soccer Report Extra :::
Anybody who saw the 1983 football biopic "Being is Believing" will almost certainly have left
the cinema with a somewhat romanticised view of the period that Jean-Paul Sartre spent as manager
of Paris based side Stade Saint-Germain in the early 1960s.
::: Today we welcome a guestpost from Russell Berrisford, who you may remember from such gaily
flickering difference engine lanterns as theVancouver Sun and Soccer Report Extra :::
Anybody who saw the 1983 football biopic "Being is Believing" will almost certainly have left
the cinema with a somewhat romanticised view of the period that Jean-Paul Sartre spent as manager
of Paris based side Stade Saint-Germain in the early 1960s.
Liverpool FC's brand new art exhibition celebrating the club's illustrious history and rich
heritage will open its doors at the city's Bluecoat centre on Saturday, May 14 - and is FREE for
fans to enter.
Over the next 12 months, the 'Reds Gallery' will showcase a series of exclusive photographic
exhibitions which include iconic LFC images, commissioned pieces as well as alternative images
influenced by acclaimed artists and the award winning photographer Steve Hale, who followed the
Reds for over 30 years.
In 1959, following a successful start to the decade, Liverpool found itself a club in decline –
lying mid-table in the Second Division. But then a man by the name of Bill Shankly walked through
the door. Shankly immediately set about plans to...
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Two decades on from Hillsborough and Liverpool is still in the dark | Paul
Hayward
The stadium tragedy is part of the identity of both club and city, and it is time the government
put the families' pain to rest Slide out of a taxi at Anfield and a figure will hand you a "Don't
buy the Sun " leaflet while a familiar throng chats outside the Hillsborough Justice Campaign shop
on Walton Breck Road.
Liverpool play Stoke in the Premier League this weekend, and with the quality reinforcements
brought in by Tony Pulis over the summer, it's inevitably going to be a touch game.
The history of the fixture is quite interesting, so here are 10 little-known facts about
Stoke-Liverpool (and one very well-known fact).
If you've watched or read The Damned United, you'll know that the 1974 Charity Shield between Leeds
United and Liverpool plays a pivotal role. It was a real life drama featuring remarkable characters
Bill Shankly and Brian Clough. And on ...
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Gary Gillespie played under Kenny Dalglish for much of his career at Liverpool, so he's well
qualified to comment on the qualities that made Dalglish such a success at Anfield. What was the
secret coaching ingredient that underpinned Liverpool's all conquering side of the late 1980s? It's
not what you think.
Mike Bassett: ‘Ladies and Gentlemen: England will be playing Four-Four-Two!'
If you think of it, watching a football match and a film can be very similar experiences: In
both cases it is possible to laugh, cry and be terrified all in the space of 90 minutes! So do
football and film go well together?
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is keen for the club to rediscover the style of their glory days
— as it is the only way he knows how to play football.
The success of the late 1970s and through the 1980s was built on the pass-and-move doctrines
instigated by Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.
Dalglish flourished as a player in those teams and tried to continue the legacy in his first spell
as manager.
Maybe, just maybe, Alan Pardew, having now been in the passionate world of Newcastle United for
several weeks, is letting that passion get to him but in a good way. Maybe John Carver is already
having a big influence on Alan? One of our big heroes of the past was Bill Shankly, the great [...]
Football lends itself supremely well to the pursuit of counterfactual history.
Maybe that's particularly true of international football in Scotland with our litany of perceived
hard luck stories and our decades old theme of being governed by diddies.
There is an argument that counterfactual history is little more than a distraction to the real
study of history, a parlour game that shouldn't detract from more serious business.
Football lends itself supremely well to the pursuit of counterfactual history.
Maybe that's particularly true of international football in Scotland with our litany of perceived
hard luck stories and our decades old theme of being governed by diddies.
There is an argument that counterfactual history is little more than a distraction to the real
study of history, a parlour game that shouldn't detract from more serious business.
Fierce club rivalry is part and parcel of football today – but so should respect and sheer human
decency. Which is why this Manchester United site wants to pay tribute to a Manchester City legend
who...
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An article by Rae. You can follow her on Twitter at @rachydivanerd
An oft-repeated Bill Shankly quote goes something like this: Some people think that football
is a matter of life and death. I can assure them that it is much more important than that.
I reckon that any half-decent football fan, regardless of which team he or she supports, would
struggle to argue with Shankly's line of thought.
With nature wreaking havoc in Japan (and not forgetting Libya and other man-made trouble spots),
it's a good day to remind ourselves that despite what Bill Shankly/Henry Russell Sanders joked,
football is not a matter of life and death. Our thoughts and prayers go out...*Tottenham's historic
advance was deemed well-earned in England, but Italy's best-selling daily instead screamed "The
Best Team
Kevin Keegan believes the legendary Bill Shankly would be delighted to see Kenny Dalglish back at
the Liverpool helm.
Keegan was signed by Shankly from Scunthorpe United in 1971 before being replaced as our No.7 by
Dalglish following a move to Hamburg six years later.
Few are better placed, then, to comment on what Shankly would make of The King's return.
Continuing on with our series of talking with reds ahead of the derby this week, after
previously sharing the thoughts of Andy Mitten, Pete Boyle and Pete Shaw, we're very proud to
reveal that today's interview is with Manchester United legend, Paddy Crerand. Paddy won the FA Cup
with United in 1963 and reflects on his experience of playing for United against City in the
60's.
Well done to Daniel Comolli, FSG and John Henry for getting Stewart Downing to Liverpool subject to
a medical.
The pursuit of the Aston Villa winger took a few twists and turns with his club steadfastly holding
out for a hefty £20 million fee.
To Liverpool's credit, they eventually met the price and despite interest from Arsenal, they now
look set to sign the winger, subject to a medical at Melwood and personal terms being agreed with
the England International.
When talks were first being held for the formation of the supporter's union that eventually came to
be known as Spirit of Shankly, it was to Karen Gill that they turned. From her, the grand daughter
of Bill Shankly, they wanted confirmation that they could refer to the great man in the name of
this union that was being set up to help save the club that he himself had transformed in the
sixties.
When talks were first being held for the formation of the supporter's union that eventually came to
be known as Spirit of Shankly, it was to Karen Gill that they turned. From her, the grand daughter
of Bill Shankly, they wanted confirmation that they could refer to the great man in the name of
this union that was being set up to help save the club that he himself had transformed in the
sixties.
Welcome news today is that it looks like Liverpool playmaker, Alberto Aquilani will be staying at
Anfield.
The attacking midfielder returned from his loan-spell at Juventus this Summer and he has been very
impressive in the pre-season friendlies in the Far East, setting up several goals for his
team-mates.
Liverpool's Luis Suarez won the Copa America tonight,beating Paraguay by 3 goals to nil.
It was Suarez himself who opened the scoring with a deflected goal on 11mins and our Anfield hero
was a constant threat to the Paraguyan defence.
He set up Diego Forlan for the second with a nicely weighted headed pass for the Athletico Madrid
striker to slam home on 41 mins.
The day after Manchester United clinched the Premier League title at Middlesbrough's Riverside
stadium it was a Bank Holiday. I spent it strolling nonchalantly in the sun down by the Riverside
at Richmond, with my wife and daughter, wearing my old '92-93 Champions T-shirt. It was a
satisfying feeling knowing all that effort and commitment through the season had paid off.
Slide out of a taxi at Anfield and a figure will hand you a "Don't buy the Sun" leaflet while a
familiar throng chats outside the Hillsborough Justice Campaign shop on Walton Breck Road. The
disaster that cost 96 lives 22 years ago is so integral to the experience of attending a Liverpool
match that the quest for the truth is part of the identity of the club.
For all the talk of which player will be going where as the transfer window creaks to a close,
there can be little question that, for all the attention lavished upon player transfers, it is the
appointment of a new manager that can truly be the existence-changing moment in the entire history
of a football club.
Guest writer Ryan McCarthy explores the influence and ideological impact of club legend Kenny
Dalglish since his return to the managerial hotseat at Liverpool Football Club.
"He didn't just build great teams, he built up a club full of great people at every level. He was
the people's man, and he made Liverpool the people's club which I still think it is today.
Let Dalglish Fix The Foundations
In 1959 Bill Shankly took on a task of behemoth proportions. One which was completed expediently
and achieved so much more than simply seeing Liverpool Football Club returned to the top of the
football pyramid. While many would see Livepool's 6th title win in the 1963/64 season as a crowning
achievement in itself, it was
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A news article on 2011-08-26 01:21:54 from: The Invincible Bastion
This news item has been reproduced from today's media.
I was wrong to write off Fergie five years ago and Arsenal fans are wrong to write off
Arsene now
Now and again, a journalist will write an article that is proved spectacularly wrong by
time. I wrote a book about Bill Shankly and Sir Alex Ferguson. It was published five years ago.
By Chris Wright
This very day in 1913, one William Shankly was born in the Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck
making today his 98th birthday.
Happy Birthday Shanks...
Shankly at Preston North End, 1937
Shankly playing for Preston North End, 1946
Shankly, "the man who is taking Liverpool FC along the road to the First Division Title for
the first time since 1947″, aged 50, 1964
Shankly stands in front of the empty terraces at Anfield during a Liverpool training
session, 1965
Shankly poses with his 1965/66 trophy haul including the League Championship trophy and the
FA Charity Shield, 1966
Shankly feels the stress of a new season set in as the Liverpool players and coaches gather
for a team group picture, 1967
Shankly is unimpressed with the cutlery at the breakfast table, 1968
Shankly reacts to an erroneous news report in his office at Anfield, 1969
Shankly poses with a football during Liverpool's pre-season photocall, 1969
Shankly shows his new signing Kevin Keegan (nice tank top Keggy!
The biggest news of the day isn't really news, but rather a celebration of the man whose name is
forever connected with Liverpool Football Club's history, Bill Shankly. To commemorate what would
have been his 98th, birthday, the official site's got a few videos that are worth your time. Easy
for those on the outside to ridicule Liverpool's celebration of their history, but when it involves
men like Shankly, why wouldn't you?
It's Bill Shankly's birthday today and Kopites are congregating in establishments, social
gatherings and the internet to discuss the impact of the man who is wholly acknowledged to have had
the greatest influence on Liverpool Football Club, inspiring the team to become the footballing
giant that it is today.
