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BOB PAISLEY-THE PATRON SAINT OF PHYSIOS

LIVERPOOL LEGEND
EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL PAYS A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LIVERPOOL LEGEND

Big effort: The new statue of Bob Paisley carrying Emlyn Hughes off the pitch and Paisley as Liverpool manager in 1980

BOB Paisley was a fine trainer and physiotherapist long before he became, in my opinion, English football’s greatest manager.
At the end of January, there was the unveiling of a bronze statue of the great man at his beloved Anfield.
It was pleasing to see that the sculpture was based upon the picture taken when Paisley, in his trainer/physio da...

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