END OF AN ERA

Bill with wife Nessie shows off his OBE

On Tuesday 29th September, 1981, Bill Shankly died.
He had suffered a heart attack the previous Saturday morning and was admitted to Liverpool's Broadgreen Hospital. After a brief recovery, he subsequently suffered another attack, which this time he was not able to sustain.Shankly 'in body' left this world, yet, in spirit he will always be part of Liverpool Football Club and will never be forgotten by the people of Merseyside.



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Shankly loved to listen to music: according to his grandaughter, Karen Gill, in her published book 'The Real Bill Shankly' he ceremoniously listened to the following songs before each game:



I Love You Because - Jim Reeves

Green, Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones

Take These Chains From My Heart - Ray Charles

Please Release Me - Englebert Humperdink

Welcome Home - Peters And Lee

Amazing Grace - Judy Collins

You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry Marsden And The Pacemakers



Shankly's Idols
Shankly's is not a themed bar ... it's much more important than that.