Liverpool decision to become one of the teams involved in the European Super League breakaway has been hit with further criticism, by the family of legendary manager Bill Shankly.
The Premier League champions, along with the other five 'Big Six,' have been at the forefront of what can best be described as a 'misguided' decision to create the Super League.
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There really isn't a single sensible fan that has been taken in by the money grabbing tactics by the six English, three Spanish and three Italian clubs.
On Monday, Liverpool fans showed their dismay at the club by attaching banners at the gates of Anfield, making the club very much known what they think of the idea.
Later, following the Reds' draw with Leeds United, James Milner even admitted that he hoped the whole damned thing didn't go ahead!
Now the club have been handed a further blow, with Shankly's grandson, Chris Carline, who runs the Shankly Foundation charity, saying he wants the statue of the club's great manager to be removed.
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"I know my Grandad has been quoted more than ever right now, and rightly so, because what is going on couldn't be further removed from what he wanted for this football club," Carline told the Liverpool Echo, who used one of Shankly's quotes on their paper's frontpage.
"I'm appalled and embarrassed. When you talk about Liverpool Football Club and its history and its roots, you could reference seven, eight or nine of grandad's quotes which are all appropriate to the current situation - socialism, greed and the Holy Trinity - but I also think about one of the less well known comments. It's from his book, when he spoke about wanting to bring the football club closer to the fans and the fans closer to the football club. And he achieved that.
"It's not an understatement to say he would be spinning in his grave at the current situation because it couldn't be further removed from his ethos.
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"Given the chance I'd happily see the statue removed.
"What hurts most is that Liverpool has a history and a tradition, created by him, of doing things the right way and to be one of the six clubs pushing for this move is unacceptable."
"He saw it as his mission to give the hard working fans some release at the end of a six day working week. He wanted to bring them joy as a reward for their hard work and he obviously achieved that," Chris added on what his grandfather brought to the club through 15 years as a manager.
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"But this new competition goes against the grain of that ethos."
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