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John Collins: Your Country Needs You

The Scottish Football Blog 04 September @ 08:14 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Beware, I suppose, expecting your heroes of yesteryear to still be giants today.
They often disappoint.
I used to think Ronnie Corbett was a comedy giant. Turns out he's a small man with an attitude problem.
Yet here I am in my thirties and I'm still in raptures about a guy I worshipped when I was eight and was thrilled by when I was 18.

1974 Charity Shield Between Liverpool and Leeds (Video)

EPL Talk 13 September @ 09:00 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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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The Black-And-White Years: 18 Glorious Photos Of Bill Shankly – Happy Birthday Shanks!

Who Ate All the Pies 02 September @ 08:13 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 Black-And-White Years: 10 More Fantastic Photos From The Football Archives

Who Ate All the Pies 08 September @ 08:37 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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By Chris Wright

Ten more wonderful vintage photos picked at random from the Pies' archives...

England captain Bobby Moore shows off a particularly dapper shirt from his new line of stylish fashion products, 1972

Chelsea's Dick Spence and Len Goulden play head tennis during training at Stamford Bridge, 1947

Sheffield Wednesday forward Derek Dooley (and his wife) travels home from Preston Royal Infirmary in an ambulance after having his leg amputated following a gangrene infection to the broken leg he suffered against Preston North End, 1953

West Ham footballers play leapfrog during a training session on the beach at Southend, 1951

The bare feet of Nigeria's Justin Onwudiwe.

Has Wenger stayed too long? These five bosses did…

Kop That 20 September @ 07:55 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Has Wenger stayed too long? These five bosses did...

All eyes are on Arsenal's Arsene Wenger after Saturday's 4-3 defeat at Blackburn was followed by a vote of confidence from Gunners chief executive Ivan Gazidis. The Frenchman has transformed his side and, arguably, English football too.