Listen "Promotion, Champions And Glory"
Episode Synopsis
Once Bill Shankly arrived at Anfield, things changed rapidly. Host Mark Kerr, and fellow Anfield tour guides John Coburn and Bob Williams talk about how Liverpool gained promotion and established themselves among England's football elite. This episode includes all of the following: The 3-2 comeback derby match of 1970, Golden Goal, John Toshack, Chris Lawler, Steve Heighway, and Peter Thompson - the white Garrincha. Ian St John & Ron Yeats sent off - see https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1kvrx - and Ian Callaghan’s one yellow card against Nottingham Forest in 1978 From nearly signing Brian Clough and Frank Worthington to Kevin Keegan, UEFA Super Cup glory v Hamburg, Tony Hateley and rumours about the Anfield postcode. The new team Shankly built with Ray Clemence, Larry Lloyd and Alec Lindsay. The captaincy changing from Tommy Smith to Emlyn Hughes and later from Sammi Hyypia to Steven Gerrard.We look at the stylish Willy Stevenson, compare Ian St John to Roberto Firmino, and choose all time greats in John Barnes, King Kenny and Luis Suarez, culminating in our classic 5-1 win against Arsenal in 2014 - watch the match highlights here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-tP9FAbipo
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