Would Shankly Survive In Todays Game?

He didnt want to leave Liverpool he asked for a place on the board but they refused so its not new to have idiots at board level. Paisley threatend to resign when a board member made a public comment about one of his players so perhaps you can see where Rafa is coming from no board interference in team affairs please.

He didnt want to leave Liverpool he asked for a place on the board but they refused so its not new to have idiots at board level. Paisley threatend to resign when a board member made a public comment about one of his players so perhaps you can see where Rafa is coming from no board interference in team affairs please.

Good shout johnstop, I bet one of the first things Rafa did when he came to the club was to understand the reasons for our successes in the Shankly/Paisley eras ( world class managers/best supporters and committed players).With regard to board members, its all a matter of degrees really, the sh*te lot we are lumbered with today are far worse than anything we've witnessed, certainly in my 40 odd year support of this club.

Shankly's famous holy trinity was Players ,Manager and Fans no where did he mention directors C.e.o's or chairman. I was born in December 1959 the same time Shankly arrived at Anfield he was a visionary and a man with self belief. He would have stood by Rafa's side in his quest to get the board of his back and God only knows what he would have said to the UNHOLY TRINITY of Hicks Gillette and Parry. I will never tire of saying that Rafa is a worthy successor and our best hope of fullfilling all our dreams.

Simple answer from my point of view would be that Shankly was a genius and a genius will always find space for himself in history, no matter which error you put him in.

He would survive.