There was humour without him knowing it. He didn't say things because he thought they were funny. They were funny to us, and we would all have a laugh at the things he said but we would never ever laugh at him or in his presence. We just believed in him and he commanded total respect from us. It was like a school kid and headmaster relationship that you had with him.
Två säsonger i rad, 1980/81 och 81/82, ställdes Liverpool mot finska mästarna Oulu från Uleåborg i Europacupen. Liverpool vann bägge hemma med 10-1 och 7-0 och spelade 1-1 och 0-1 i Finland. Totalt 18-3 i målskillnad.