By the Book: Shanks, Yanks & Jurgen (and Bob)

Bob Holmes, sports pundit

13-Aug-19 20:00

By the Book: Shanks, Yanks & Jurgen (and Bob)

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We take a trip to Anfield with sports pundit Bob Holmes, who joins us to talk about his new book, “Shanks, Yanks & Jurgen”. True to its title, the book traces the history of Liverpool FC from its early days under the late Bill Shankley to the current revival with Jurgen Klopp - and Bob even shares his favourite quotes and anecdotes of Shanks. We wrap things up with a discussion on our favourite sports books.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn & Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn & Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: Literature

Tags: Evening Edition, By the Book, BtB, sports books, football, Liverpool FC, Bob Holmes, Bill Shankly, Jurgen Klopp, Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Aravind Adiga,

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