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Shankly - The Manager |
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Bill Shankly has once again topped a national poll to find out the greatest football
manager of all time. The result of the TEAMtalk poll, published in August 2001, put
Shanks on top of the pile, ahead of Sir Alex Ferguson, Bob Paisley and, well, everyone !
The poll result, which interestingly enough was published just days before Ferguson lost a 4th consecutive Charity Shield ( a feat unlikely ever to be matched ), continued a long running theme which has seen Shanks consistently nominated as best ever manager, over a quarter of a century after he last led out a team in anger. The TEAMtalk poll ran for a fortnight and received over 25,000 votes. Shankly received an impressive 7,869 votes, beating current Manchester United chief Ferguson (7,330) by over 300 votes. Fittingly, the great Bob Paisley came a close third with 7,267 votes - the only other manager to poll over 1,000 was Giovanni Trappatoni, whose 1,229 placed him fourth. Full results: Bill Shankly - 7,896 (31% to the nearest 1%) Sir Alex Ferguson - 7,330 (29%) Bob Paisley - 7,267 (29%) Giovanni Trappatoni - 1,229 (5%) Mario Zagallo - 745 (3%) Rinus Michels - 634 (3%) A survey conducted by FourFourTwo magazine in early 2000 also saw Shanks emerge as the game's greatest ever manager. The readers of the magazine were polled and asked to name their top three managers, in order of preference. The results, published in the April 2000 edition of the magazine, put Shanks first, Sir Alex Ferguson 2nd and Brian Clough 3rd. The following pages outline the managerial career of this great man, from his first bullish steps at Carlisle United to those halcyon days at Anfield. |