Bill Shankly - The Man and the Legend http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/realmedia/features/shankly_legend.ram Shankly Memorial Service from November 26th 1981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/realmedia/features/shankly_memorial.ram Gerry Marsden singing YNWA at the memorial service: http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=audio&file=shankly_memorial_YNWA.mp3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fzqan9tQqc
courtesy of LFCHistory.net: http://lfchistory.net/redcorner_articles_view.asp?article_id=373 " ... It hardly seems possible that it is more than two decades since Bill Shankly died. But the legacy he left us is there for all to see today. Even in times when we are fighting for a Champions’ League place instead of aiming for something better, it probably cannot be argued that if it had not been for Shankly’s intervention Liverpool might still be just a “sleeping giant” looking back on better days. I am not underestimating the role Bob Paisley (and others) played because Bob was around throughout Bill’s reign. But Bill was the catalyst the club needed at the time, the man who lit the blue touch-paper and watched it burn into something special. Even today people talk about Shankly in revered tones. A new generation has grown up since Shanks passed away but everyone knows and recognises the role he played in building Liverpool up to become the “bastion of invincibility” that was one of his most famous quotes. Shankly stories have become legendary. Maybe some are true and maybe some are not. But if you were ever fortunate enough to be in his presence (and most of us as mere supporters could not be), his infectious enthusiasm and passion for the game was a memory that stayed with you long after any meeting was over. But what also stayed with you was his honesty and his humility and those are qualities that unfortunately not all of today’s top managers can claim to possess. ... "
