Jims First published book was titled 'Memories of Liverpool FC' Cover Below
Jim Dempsey is still a season ticket holder at Anfield.
Other work by Jim will be published soon on Kirkby Times.
You can contact Jim Dempsey here
Any fans with Pictures of Kirkby Reds, the old days etc, contact Kirkby times to share your pictures online.
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Buy 3 cups For The Kop
Jim Dempsey
above,pictured with just one cup, but don't worry, there's more!, much more! and
any Evertonian's of a nervous disposition may be best to go away now before all the Silverware
affects their sense of reasoning.
Jim has lived in Kirkby since moving from Liverpool 8 in the 70's. He has supported
Liverpool FC all
his life and rarely misses a home game.
Jim has been a writer for some 20 odd years and since retirement has found time to publish
2 books and a great deal more material, not all about football.
You can buy Jim's latest book 3 cups for the Kop from this website, we also feature some of his other work and hope to publish more in the near future.
It has to be said that Liverpool FC were to stock the book in their store at Anfield, but their insistence on a massive 50% share of the mark up price
has led to this particular market being hindered.Anyway, never
mind,you can buy it here for cheaper!
Buy 3 Cups for the Kop!
This book is the story of a remarkable season
2000-2001, when Liverpool F.C came from nowhere to win three
cup competitions. The Worthington Cup which they last won in
the season 1994/95, the F.A Cup which they picked up in 1991/92
and the UEFA Cup which so proudly rested in the trophy room way
back in 1976. We had not won a trophy for six years, and just
like waiting for a bus, you wait ages for one to come along,
then three come together!
I have been a Liverpool supporter
for sixty years. We have had better seasons, for example
, 1977 when we won the leaugue and went to Rome to win
the European Cup for the first time. I went to Rome that year
and it was fantastic. At that time Liverpool were regarded
as a great team and rightly so. This time around , no-one expected
them to win all three cups and they were very surprised when they did.
I was lucky enough to go to all three finals.
The first one against Birmingham was good. The second one in
Cardiff against Arsenal was superb, but the third one in
Dortmond was out of this World and surpassed even Rome due
to the fact we had just won the treble and had seen the greatest
cup final of all time. Then to cap it all we went to Charlton and
finished up in third spot to secure a place in the Champions League.
You can buy 3 Cups For the Kop,not by credit card, otherwise some 11 yr old kid will likely hack your credit card details!
The Book Can be Purchased for £5.99 P&P included, send PO or cash to
Jim Dempsey, 5 Scoter Rd, Northwood Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 OXY, England.
The book is an A5 size and has 96 pages.Euro's accepted and Jim will send the books out the day he receives payment
There is also some poetry from Jim's previous best seller, 'Memories of Liverpool FC' here.
A photo gallery of some of Jims Liverpool FC pics can be seen here
Also check this one out, its a picture of Jim Dempsey going to some lengths to
fund his excursions to Cup Finals here!
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BILL SHANKS QUOTES:
To waiting journalists after a 3:0 defeat...
'They're nothing but rubbish.
Three breakaways, that's all they got.'
'If you are first you are first.
If you are second you are nothing.'
To Tommy Smith after he'd turned up for training with a bandaged knee:
'Take that poof bandage off, and what do you mean YOUR knee, it's LIVERPOOL'S knee !'
Shankly to the Brussels hotel clerk who queried his signing 'Anfield' as his address on the hotel register:
'But that's where I live.'
To a reporter in the '60s:
'Aye, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.'
After a 2-1 defeat to Swansea in the FA Cup...
'It's the biggest travesty of justice in football history
- the real score should have been 14-2.'
Shankly at Dixie Dean's funeral
'I know this is a sad occasion, but I think that Dixie would be amazed to know that even in death he could draw a bigger crowd
to Goodison than Everton on a Saturday afternoon'
To Ian St John:
'If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.'
'I told this player, 'Listen Son, you haven't broken your leg. It's all in the mind.'
'There's Man Utd and Man. City at the bottom of Division 1, and by God they'll take some shifting.'
To a barber, who in 1968 had asked 'Anything off the top ?'
'Aye, Everton'
After signing Ron Yeats:
'With him in defence, we could play Arthur Askey in goal.'
When asked what aspect of the game he disliked most:
'The end of the season.'
On a wartime England v Scotland match:
'We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.'
To Alan Ball after he'd signed for Everton:
'Never mind Alan, at least you'll be able to play next to a great team'
Radio Merseyside interviewer to Shankly:
'Mr Shankly, why is it that your teams' unbeaten run has suddenly ended ... ?'
Shankly: 'Why don't you go and jump in the lake ?'
Shanks and Tommy Docherty were at a game. There was a player every other club coveted on view. The Doc turned to Shanks and said '100,000 wouldn't buy him.'
Shanks responded 'Yeah, I am one of the 100,000!'
After the 5:1 defeat by Ajax in the European Cup in 1967:
'Five-one...Aye, that should help them to make a
game of it when they come to Anfield for the 2nd leg.'
On hearing a rival manager was unwell:
'I know what's wrong - he's got a bad side.'
'A lot of football success is in the mind.
You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside,
Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.'
About the This-is-Anfield plaque:
'This is to remind our lads who they're playing for, and to remind
the opposition who they're playing against.'
Back in the 70's, Jim Dempsey lost one of his lads at Anfield. He took his two lads to home games and one afternoon the eldest lad went missing.
Panicking a bit, Jim informed the Police and was led onto the pitch. He gave the Copper details
and waited with his other son on the pitch. After waiting a while Bill Shankly came over, having somehow heard of the missing lad.
Back then it was no real worry, and Shanks told Jim Dempsey Ah, don't worry, he'll probably be home waiting for you'
Sometime later, Jim and his other son came home to find Shanks was right.
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