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5 unusual facts about The Boot Room


The Boot Room

The Liverpool Boot Room was a room at Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C., during the 1960s - early 1990s where the coaching staff would sit, drink whisky and discuss the team, tactics and ways of defeating the next opposing side.

Despite Bennett being the only one of the five never to manage the club, it was he who remained at Anfield the longest.

Although Kenny Dalglish was not "educated" in the Boot Room, he realised the values that it brought and kept it during his tenure.

After Shankly retired in 1974, the Boot Room tradition was carried on by succeeding managers Paisley, Fagan and Kenny Dalglish during the most illustrious era of the club's history.

The original members of the Boot Room were Shankly, Bob Paisley, Reuben Bennett, Tom Saunders and Joe Fagan.



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