How it feels to play Bill Shankly on stage: ‘He was no f***ing saint’
Peter Mullan reveals why he wanted to play Liverpool's mythologised manager — and how he captured his fellow Scot's voice ...
Peter Mullan's return to the stage is a one-off: 'I can't afford it'
The actor takes on the role of legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly - but insists it won't happen again.
Peter Mullan on Bill Shankly: ‘No star players, no celebrity footballers – that was anathema to him’
As the Scottish actor plays the Liverpool legend on stage, he recalls how ‘drink, drugs, fags and girls’ ended his own ...
Famous people buried in Merseyside and where they were laid to rest
From Cilla Black to Sir Ken Dodd and Brian Epstein, Merseyside is the birthplace of many famous faces and influential figures ...
Jamie Carragher meets Ian Callaghan: ‘Klopp was Liverpool’s Shankly figure, Slot feels like Paisley’
You’re second to me, and then it’s Stevie [Gerrard],” laughs the ultimate Kop legend Ian Callaghan, as we reference the ...
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The 90s pop star and legion of football fans who made a pilgrimage to a tiny, abandoned Ayrshire mining village
Bill Shankly brought success to Liverpool FC. And to some fans he also represents an era of football which was less commercial and more rooted in community. The Spirit of Shankly Group ...
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Why the 1974 FA Cup Final summed up the best of Bill Shankly for Liverpool fans
For Liverpool fans of a certain vintage, the 1974 FA Cup was the zenith of Bill Shankly’s reign. Everything Shankly had spent 15 years building at Anfield, came to fruition that May afternoon at ...
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Arne Slot can achieve something Jurgen Klopp, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley failed to do with Carabao Cup win
Jurgen Klopp, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley did not experience silverware during their first seasons in charge of the Reds, ...