by azriahmad » Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:08 am
Yes, Laza. It was the 1983 Milk Cup Final, his final season and I remembered that the players led by Souness, ushered him to go up the steps first to collect the trophy.
The man is brilliant. He switched Ray Kennedy from a striker to a midfield who scores loads, bought all the legendary jocks - Dalglish, Hansen and Souness, also Nicol who would feature later on. So unassuming a man desite his massive success. Although Shanks was accredited with laying the foundations to a Liverpool footballing dynasty, Bob Paisley was the one who took Liverpool FC to such heights consistently that arguably even Shanks may have not envisaged would happen. I have a strong affinity with Bob Paisley because I became a fan in 1975, his first season as manager.
YNWA.