As you grow older, you're hero's tend to let you down, Shankly only grows as you realise what he was and how much you miss that. Geoff Strong says the greatest influence on his life, I remember as a kid thinking the same facing difficult decisions, what would Shanks do here? He was more than a football manager to us he embodied what we saw as goodness doing things the right way. Compassions with wit but as hard as nails and soft when the occassion demanded it. He's responsible for what we are. Can't believe it's 31 years, seems like yesterday outside the Kop cold sunny day against Swansea, our first leauge match after is death with Toshack's team. Still my hero.
