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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.

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

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

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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.

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



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