Bill Shankly: It's Much More Important Than That

This biography is a super read and a must for the bookshelf of any"Shanks"fan.Anything about Shankly is interesting and entertaining but this one by Stephen F.Kelly is probably the most comprehensive I have read so far.I am an avid Bill Shankly admirer and I was enthralled in this book,I just hated to put it down when my eyes were calling for sleep.From the coal face in Glenbuck,Ayrshire,Scotland,the small mining village where he was born,we are taken on a wonderful soccer journey to Liverpool via Carlisle,Preston,Grimsby and Huddersfield,its all there,the hard times,the Scottish pride,the humour and the great,never ending enthusiasm for the game.You can just see the sparkle in his eyes as he slaps one of his players on the back and proclaims to one and all,"What a great day for football all we need is some green grass and a ball." You also have to chuckle as he briefs his Liverpool team before a big game against a top European team with the words,"You have nothing to worry about,they are just a load of cab horses."Yes this is a football story,a story about a man who was one of a kind,a fiercely proud man,a players manager, a knowledgeable manager loved by many people in the football world.moreso by the Liverpool fans.This book tells it all,you travel the road with Shanks and really could it be better than that,I don't think so.