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On this day in 1959, Bill Shankly was appointed Reds manager.
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How does Karius rubber hands get into any conversation?
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If we had got hammered 4-0 or something yesterday the Arne would likely have been sacked on the same day Shanks was appointed. 
So glad it didnāt happen.
There will never be another quite like Mr Shankly! I am far too young to have seen those days first hand, but have watched/read/listened to enough older fans to understand that how important he was to this club canāt be overstated.
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The above picture of Shankly, outside St Georgeās Hall. Iām somewhere amongst that crowd, with my dad.
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Thatās awesome mate!!
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I have that on my wall.
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Unfortunately he once played for us.
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Karius took a knee to the head from Sergio Ramos in the CL final. Ramos got away with it, just as he did when he tried to rip Salahās arm off.
For Karius, he was concussed and it affected his spatial awareness, leading to a couple of big errors. There were several big things wrong with the whole sequence that were not addressed properly by the match officials and the medical officials. Poor Karius didnāt get it back together again for us after that game, before we parted company.
Donāt get me wrong. He was not an elite goalie, but Iāve got a bit of a soft spot for him because of the unfortunate circumstances.
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He also made 2 good saves after being concussed though so itās hard to say if itās the reason he blew it. He was an awful goalkeeper for us from day 1 - still the only prem keeper who Iāve ever seen take a goal kick and kick it out for corner, but I do sympathize with him because that night tarnished his entire career which must have been a tough thing to deal with. 30 years from now say āKariusā to any football fan and thatās what theyāll know about. There are plenty of shit keepers who are way worse than him and wonāt get that baggage to carry, but thatās the price of playing for a big club I guess. Hugo Lloris in the world cup final was as bad and on a bigger stage, but he got away with it! Unfortunately for for Karius we lost and he will only be remembered for those fuck ups.
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Isnāt that a couple of years old now, sure I saw it last year
When it comes to Karius for me he just wasnāt physically up to it and signing him was a complete fuck up.
Whether he made errors or not just doesnāt bother me.
The less we talk about him the better.
Its definitely an old one, which means I should know who are the two sitting between Fowler and Grobs?
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Is that Jim Beglin next to Grobs? He looks really familiar. And is the other one Craig Johnstone?
He is the only goalkeeper who Iāve ever seen drop crosses during a warm up before a match. Well at football league level.
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Between Rushie and Mark Wright, it looks a bit like Psycho Pearce but it canāt be him. He didnāt play for us, did he?
Fairclough.
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He only cost about Ā£4m, and came in after strong season at Mainz.
For me he in the category of worth a punt. And anyway, had we bought a proper keeper at that point, weād never have got Alisson.
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Yes, of course. Thanks
I do agree with this, remember we made a punt on an 8m left back around that time as well.
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