Ron Yeats: A Colossus in Liverpool's History
Bill Shankly's words, uttered in July 1961, still resonate over six decades later: “Take a walk around my centre-half, gentlemen. Go on! Walk around him. He’s a colossus.” This was Shankly’s introduction of Ron Yeats, a towering figure who became the heart of Liverpool’s defence, changing the club’s...
Remembering Ron Yeats: Liverpool's Colossal Captain
Liverpool and its fans are in mourning following the passing of Ron Yeats, the club's legendary former captain and a towering figure in its history. As confirmed by the club's official website, Yeats, who struggled with Alzheimer's in recent years, has died at the age of 86.
Transformative Influence at...
There is a popular cliche in football that if you are standing still, you are going backwards. It alludes to the fact that time never stands still; and that football, like other sports, is cyclical.
In industry, continuous improvement principles are applied: just because something is working well, it doesn’t mean it will always remain...
Liverpool’s £75m capture of Virgil van Dijk made him the most expensive defender in the world. Of course, eyebrows were raised left, right and centre given the size of such an investment; a good defender for Southampton but one worthy of such an outlay? Outsiders weren’t particularly convinced.
Fast forward to the present and the...
