Bill Shankley
Bill Shankly.
Coming from an era when goalkeepers were not the "untouchables" that they are today, the great man would no doubt have had a robust view of last night's events.
With regard to Swiss referee Urst Maier's performance, it is worth recalling one of his other classic quotes:
"The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game."
Regarding; 'Football's not a matter of life and death, it's more important than that'.
Bill Shankley actually...ahem...'recycled' the quote. It was originally first uttered by an American Football coach, whose name I can't remember but maybe some of the American posters on here may know who it was .
Was it Lombardi?
Probably, Vince has all the best quotes