Arnie

In my books Stevie Nicol is the best we have had as left back. He was incredible where ever he played. A unique competitor. The history buff in me argues Donald Mackinlay would be up there as well, but I guess he's a just bit before our time so no use debating his qualities really (1910-29). But he was a tremendous asset to the club. I always rated Jim Beglin and I think he could have been a regular for years to come, if it had not been for that dreadful incident with Gary Stevens.

I wanted to share with you LFChistory.net's exclusive interview with the one and only Joey Jones. He cancelled training at Melwood for the first time in the club's history (we are led to believe) due to his then on-going brawl with Ray Kennedy and checked out of Anfield after elbowing Paisley in the face accidentally (again, we are led to believe). Interviewing him was a riot and you won't be disappointed giving yourself a few minutes to check out our talk with him and be entertained by Mad Dog Jones. It would be nice if you include your thoughts on Joey and perhaps your own memories of witnessing his antics. A passionate player if there ever was one! Cheers, Arnie editor of LFChistory.net and co-author of the Liverpool Encyclopedia

Liverpool's worst losing run - Top 10 As a matter of interest here's a list of Liverpool's worst losing streaks from LFChistory's database. http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2919 We also got the best winning runs - hopefully we'll highlight them soon once Liverpool get going! LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. cheers, Arnie

A total of 233 internationals from 38 nations have played for Liverpool - Not all of these players were on Liverpool's books while selected for their country. Some were experienced internationals tempted to Anfield, while others only got the call once they left Merseyside. A number of record holders for various countries have played for Liverpool, most notably Scotland's Kenny Dalglish. Jari Litmanen is the record appearance holder for Finland with 127 caps and his compatriot Sami Hyypia has also passed the 100 mark. Steve Staunton is the top man for Republic of Ireland with 102 caps and Rigobert Song has played 127 internationals for Cameroon and is still going strong. Click here to view the complete list of internationals who have played for Liverpool Here are the latest articles from LFChistory.net. Peter Thompson - Shankly's wing wizard Liverpool's original hard man! Dixie Dean and Elisha Scott - Friends and Enemies LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. Cheers, Arnie

LFChistory.net interviewed Liverpool's greatest ever goalscorer, Ian Rush. "Everything you do you sort of pray for. On the Saturday after the game I used to drive home back to Wales and go to church 8 o'clock Sunday morning. I do believe it helped me and gave me the strength to do what I have achieved." Click here to read LFChistory's exclusive interview with Rushie. LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. Cheers, Arnie

Yes, I did interview him. First and foremost I wanted to focus on his career at Liverpool... incidentally a mate of mine had a Liverpool book where a picture of Houllier was on the cover and let's just say St John's remark when he saw that was less than complimentary. I think everybody has grown weary of his anti-Houllier stance (he's said some things in the past that have pissed me off to) and I wanted just everyone to focus on what a wonderful player he was. Some say he's arrogant, but he came across as a very entertaining fella who was constantly joking and laughing when reminiscing especially about Shanks and I left him with nothing but good memories of him.

Thank you, Crazy horse... I think the 50' and 60's players are the most interesting to talk to as their experiences are quite unique and they have much more of a story to tell.

Well, it didn't exactly say that, but it' hard not to notice that he's not exactly won the hearts of Liverpool supporterts in recent years with his opinions.

Ian St John may be a controversial figure among Liverpool fans today considering his views of the Liverpool teams in the past decade, but older fans remember him as one of the biggest warriors they have ever seen play for Liverpool. He was certainly one of Shankly's favourite players, if not THE favourite, and will always be remembered as the man who scored the winning goal when Liverpool won the FA Cup for the first time in 1965. LFChistory's exclusive interview with the "Saint" focuses on the past glories of Ian St John, his special relationship with Bill Shankly and his greatest asset, his fighting ability which sometimes got the better of him. Rarely have we seen a player enjoy as much telling stories from his past and they were highly entertaining. Bill Shankly on Ian St John: "My first great buy. St John and Ronnie Yeats started it all. Clever, canny, bags of skill, made things happen. Liked a scrap too. Jesus, did he like a scrap. I sometimes wanted to tie his fists behind his back. Great player though. Gave you everything on the pitch. Mind you, a lazy bugger at training. He hated it. Always trying to pull one on us. But what a player." Click here to read LFChistory's exclusive interview with Ian St John >> http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2475

Shankly.com is the definitive resource of Liverpool's legendary manager launched by LFChistory.net in February 2009. Much has been speculated on why Bill Shankly retired in 1974. Shankly talked about his retirement from Liverpool at great length in his autobiography. Those who were closest to him, his wife Nessie and Bob Paisley had their own theories. It is a fascinating subject. "After the FA Cup Final I went into the dressing room and I felt tired from all the years. I said to a bloke who was looking after the dressing room, 'Get me a cup of tea and a couple of pies, for Christ's sake.' When I sat down with my tea and pies, my mind was made up. If we had lost the final I would have carried on, but I thought, 'Well, we've won the Cup now and maybe it's a good time to go.' I knew I was going to finish." Read Why did Shankly retire? What does Shankly.com offer? All about Shankly's life and career as a player and a manager in great detail. Exclusive interviews with Sir Tom Finney, Ronnie Moran, Emlyn Hughes and Tommy Smith among others. Enjoy Shanks' favourite songs, watch an interview from 1975 and listen to his memorial service. And of course there are literally hundreds of quotes, anecdotes and tributes to the man of the people. Cheers, Arnie editor of LFChistory.net and Shankly.com.

LFCHistory.net are proud to announce the relaunch of Shankly.com - the definitive resource of Liverpool's legendary manager. What does Shankly.com offer? All about Shankly's life and career as a player and a manager in great detail. Exclusive interviews with Sir Tom Finney, Ronnie Moran, Emlyn Hughes and Tommy Smith among others. Enjoy Shanks' favourite songs, watch an interview from 1975 and listen to his memorial service. And of course there are literally hundreds of quotes, anecdotes and tributes to the man of the people. LFChistory.net launches the new Shankly.com with the blessing of the Shankly family. Enjoy! Cheers, Arnie editor of LFChistory.net and Shankly.com

*We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles.* LFChistory.net launched billyliddell.com on 10th of January 2009 when Billy would have celebrated his 87th birthday. Rena Liddell has a surname that holds great affection for Liverpool supporters. Despite being seventeen years younger Rena was close to her big brother, Billy, who had earlier moved from Scotland to Liverpool. In 1951 Rena and the Liddell family moved to Liverpool for Billy to look after them. "Bill was a pathfinder in the RAF in the war. When I was in school in Dunfermilne, I used to look up and say: 'That's my brother up there.' He was a navigator, but we used to say: 'How come on earth did you manage to navigate?', because he was hopeless in a car. He didn't have a sense of direction and would always get lost. What he used to say was: 'There's no streets up there, you see.'" Read the interview with Rena Liddell LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. Random Quote from Billyliddell.com: "When the ball came out of the crowd the referees attention was drawn to some defect in the ball. Seemingly Billy had burst the ball with his head, so the ref had to call for a new ball. I know I have written many things over the years watching football, but never have I seen a ball burst with the power of a header. Liddell was known for bursting balls with both his right and left feet, but with his head? I guess that's just another bit of footballing history from Liddell, that will eventually have people in the future doubting the power of this man." Cheers, Arnie editor of LFChistory.net and billyliddell.com

Today LFChistory.net launched Billyliddell.com in honour of William Beveridge Liddell. On 10th of January 2009 Billy would have celebrated his 87th birthday. LFChistory.net has been in good contact with Rena Liddell, Billy's only sister, and received priceless photos and press cuttings from Billy's life and times. Along with a collection of quotes and articles we hope billyliddell.com will do King Billy justice. Have a look for yourself! "Liddell was some player... He had everything. He was fast, powerful, shot with either foot and his headers were like blasts from a gun. On top of all that he was as hard as granite. What a player! He was so strong – and he took a nineteen-inch collar shirt!" - Bill Shankly --------------------------------------- LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season.

*We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles.* Hello, guys Here's our latest.. Adrian Killen works as an Anfield tour guide, but his home is a Liverpool FC museum in its own right. Adrian has a lot of wonderful memories from his days supporting the Reds and has only missed 4 home games since the very day Bill Shankly was in charge of his first Liverpool game in 1959! "I was taken to the 1950 FA Cup semi-final against Everton, but I was left at a relative's house in Manchester while my family went to the match. Coming back, I remember seeing a big tin drum in a shop window and my mother bought me the tin drum. When I came back from the train I remember marching down the station with the tin drum. I was only four years of age. All the men behind me doing a dance because we had beaten Everton in the semi-final." http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2246 LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. Cheers, Arnie

This contribution was sent to me the other day by one Chris Hayes.. Whenever anyone ever starts on about just how good any manager is or was, I always get slightly frustrated, then I realise it doesn’t really matter too much. Because I know the truth. I watched it happen. As someone who isn’t a scouser, was never really a fan of Liverpool as a kid, even when Shankley was about. What I saw, unfolding right before my eyes, so that even I could grasp was the sight of someone moulding and forming the best set of teams ever to grace the game. He altered all of it; from the way the players physically became slimmer and lither than the past, to their astounding fitness levels, to the tactics he employed. I’ve seen the lot in my time: all the great teams; all the great players. All of them. And not one manager could make great team after great team like Bob Paisley could. Look at his record. So let others go on about Sir Alex and everyone else they want to hold up as an example. It doesn’t really matter. Because like the jockey who rode the amazing Secretariat said once, ‘Personally, I never get involved when people start talking about greatness. Because none of them who ever talk about it, ever rode this horse. I did. I know‘ And that’s how I feel still. I’m nearly 60 now and I’m not likely to see a football manager again who could hold a candle to Bob Paisley. Let others yak on and talk. I know he was the best I’ll ever see in my life. I know.

*We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles and websites.* LFChistory.net bought bobpaisley.com earlier this year and we are about to relaunch a new version of the site which we hope will be the ultimate site for this fantastic man. We want to have a feature on the site called "Your views" and we are basically asking for your input on Bob Paisley in this thread to publish on Bobpaisley.com! If you ever met him, those stories are especially cherished... Cheers, Arnie editor of LFChistory.net and Bobpaisley.com.

*We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles.* Now we have published the second part of Thommo's interview Phil Thompson spent 25 years at the Reds as player, captain, reserve team trainer, assistant manager and acting manager. Various topics were discussed at length so his interview was split into two parts. The first part published last week concentrated on his playing days: http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2245 In the second part of his interview Phil talks about his time as manager and coach, the players that got away, how close his mentor, Ronnie Moran, was to become manager of Liverpool on full-time basis, the tooth incident and the enigma that is Nicolas Anelka. http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2311 Previous interviews: - Ian Callaghan http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2244 - Gerry Byrne http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2213 LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. Cheers, Arnie Editor of LFChistory.net

*We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles.* Here is our latest exclusive interview Phil Thompson spent 25 years at the Reds as player, captain, reserve team trainer, assistant manager and acting manager, so because there's so much to get through, this interview will be split into two sections - the first part concentrating on his playing career and the second next week on his days as coach and manager. "We were playing Arsenal at home and Bob said: 'I'm changing the captain. Phil is going to be captain.' I was so pleased and thrilled. I went down the steps at Anfield, touched the sign. I came up the steps. I go out on the pitch, straight over to the edge of the penalty area. What I had in my mind was that my brother, Owen, was on the Kop. I was looking for my brother. I hear everybody laughing. Clapping first and then laughing. I am thinking: 'What's going on here?' I am waving to my brother and I turned round and the players were still in the tunnel. They allowed me to walk out on my own. They were killing themselves laughing." Here is the link... http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2245 Previous interviews from our latest series of exclusives: - Ian Callaghan - Gerry Byrne LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. Cheers, Arnie at LFChistory.net

*We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles.* I recently did a series of exclusive interviews with Liverpool legends for my website LFChistory.net. First up was Liverpool's record appearance holder, Ian Callaghan. It's been an long-standing ambition of mine to interview hard man Gerry Byrne - a truly unique player in Liverpool's history. You can read the interview by clicking HERE. Shankly said the following about tough man Byrne: "I've had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn't look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he'd given everything he had for 90 minutes." Gerry famously taught Tommy Smith a valuable lesson in Liverpool's training and as a testament to being the toughest of all tough men who have ever graced Liverpool's shirt he played with a broken collar bone in the 1965 FA Cup final. Hope you enjoy... next week we'll publish an interview with David Fairclough of St Etienne fame and more often than not making the difference when coming off the bench. Fairclough discusses his relationship with Bob Paisley rather candidly. Cheers, Arnie editor of LFChistory.net

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*We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles.* I recently did a series of exclusive interviews with Liverpool legends for my website LFChistory.net. First up is Liverpool's record appearance holder, Ian Callaghan. Besides his record of 857 games! he was the first Liverpool player to be chosen Footballer of the year in 1974, the only player who played in Liverpool's first European game in Reykjavik in 1964, who won the European Cup in 1977, and a record gap of 11 years seperated his 2nd and 3rd international cap for England when he made his long awaited return at 35 years of age. So a truly monumental player. http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2244 Hope you enjoy... next week we'll publish an interview with the tough-tackling legend... Gerry Byrne, who hardly does any interviews, but Callaghan persuaded him to talk to us. Cheers, Arnie editor of LFChistory.net

LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. Our latest one is called "Liverpool go Scottish!" and is the second instalment in our series which detail Liverpool's formative years. The articles are based on documents and press reports from the local newspapers at the time which I have studied in great detail. Here's a brief summary: "John Houlding had split from Everton and created a new team called Liverpool. Ulsterman John McKenna was in charge of finding players and he went north of the border. Liverpool's first season awaited in the Lancashire league and Liverpool fans didn't have to wait long for the first Merseyside derby which ended in highly controversial circumstances." I hope you guys will give yourselves time to read my articles. I have lots to do every day, but I always find time to write about my beloved Liverpool and I believe if you get to know the roots of the club you'll gain a deeper appreciation of Liverpool Football Club. Cheers, Arnie - editor of LFChistory.net

Thank you, "Anfield Fox" .. we are always working hard at making it better...

Just a small introduction for those who don't know who we are: LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season. We rely on the forums of the best LFC sites on the Net (with their prior permission) to promote our articles. Our latest one "A new perspective on the birth of Liverpool FC" details the real reason behind the split between John Houlding and Everton FC that gave birth to Liverpool FC. This is the first article of six on LFChistory.net which will detail Liverpool's formative years. The articles are based on documents and press reports from the local newspapers at the time which we have studied in great detail. Cheers, Arnie

There is now a new first chapter in the Liverpool in Europe saga on LFChistory - written by Chris Wood as the other chapters. I have embedded a few videos from "Daily motion" to make the articles more interesting. The new first chapter is named Liverpool in Europe: The Early Years 1964-1973 There is a video embedded here from the controversial Liverpool - Inter clashes and a picture of the Spanish referee that knocked Liverpool out of the European cup. The One Night in May documentary is in Liverpool in Europe: The glorious 2004-2005 season along with two other videos. There are videos from all the European cup finals from 1977-1984 in Liverpool in Europe: The Golden Years 1974-1985 Enjoy! Many thanks to the Reds who uploaded these videos! The two other chapters are: Liverpool in Europe: The Resurgence Years 1991-2001 and Liverpool in Europe: Super Cup win and Athens