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by **Toffeehater** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:33 am

DOn't know if this is in the right place , and i apologise if it's not

Bob Paisley, RIP

He is my favourite Liverpool manager, the one I grew up with. As much as I revere Shankly, Bob was the man for me, the manager of the Liverpool of my childhood.

What he won is a matter of record, but here it is:

Honours: 6 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83
3 EUROPEAN CUPS 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81
3 LEAGUE CUPS 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83
1 UEFA CUP 1975-76
1 EUROPEAN SUPER CUP 1976-77
5 CHARITY SHIELDS 1974, 1976, 1977 (shared), 1980, 1982
6 MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83

but for me it was the fact that this unassuming, quiet but humourous man ran the greatest team in the world, for me, at their greatest times.

You can keep the Liverpool of the 80’s, you can keep your Fergie’s league lists, in an age when the words “sports science” would only be together because your teacher had forgotten the word “and” in between them (Hines is useless at sports and science), in an age where a win was only worth 2 points, so those teams who drew matches weren’t that far off, in an age where the tactics in England were typified by the type of game at the Baseball Ground: “Pass the ball, when it gets stuck in the sand, build a castle and then kick it in their goalie’s face”, Bob Paisley won the European Cup three times. Not once, and a failed final, not once and then was unlucky to get close to other teams, but 3 times. In the space of four years. He built a team that held the pace in England, but could play against the might of Europe.

St Etienne - one of the most famous night’s of Liverpool’s illustrious history? That was one of Bob’s.

“I’ve been in Rome twice, but last time it was in a tank” that was one of Bob’s.

“Keegan leaving? Get that young lad in, Kenny Daglish, he’ll be alright”. That was Bob.

or what about Hansen, or Souness? Bob signed em.

In 1978/79 we played 42 games. We let in 16 goals all season and scored 85. We lost four games all season. All season

Bob Paisley died Valentine’s day 1996. Many a heart was broken that day.

Bob, you were the best. RIP.

http://blog.redandwhitekop.com/2008/02/14/bob-paisley-rip/

by **ConnO'var** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:08 am

Sorely missed and fondly remembered...

RIP Bob.

by **Big Niall** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:41 pm

Just before my time. I've seen all the footage of those teams though and they were superb. People of my age say the 1988 team was the greatest but if you look at the team created by him in 1977-83 it is on a different level - conquered Europe.

I also love the fact there was non of this "mind games" B.S managers do today, just quietly went about creating what is (in my opinion) the greatest British team ever and a team up there with Real Madrid 1950s, Ajax &Bayarn Munich 1970s and Milan 1980s/90s.

by **Reg** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:49 pm

Mind games? What about Shanks, he was the master !!

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