23 Feb 2016 15:29:34
Question for Ed1 if you're about mate, or anyone else with knowledge of the subject.

Was reading a nice article in the echo about Ronnie Moran returning to the club recently and was warmly greeted by Klopp and flanno. It had a brief history of his lengthy service at the club but the part I found interesting was the name of Reuben Bennet came up as a founding member of the famous "Boot Room".

Having never heard of him before I consulted the all knowing Wpedia to read up a bit more on him and it mentioned he was the only member of the boot room to have never managed the club.

Just out of pure curiosity do you know much about this man? Was there any particular reason he never took the hot seat himself?

{Ed001's Note - he was a big part of it, but he never wanted the job for himself, he was offered it before Shanks, and turned it down. When Shanks came in the two of them hit it off and they worked together. Pako Ayesteran reminds me of him, a fitness and conditioning coach, but far more. Bennett was years ahead of his time, because he was in essence a fitness and conditioning coach, in the main. Like Pako though, he was more than that. He was the number two that was a trusted confidante and gave input into every decision taken. Reuben Bennett was an essential part of the club's success. I believe he had been a manager himself, in Scotland, but it never worked out, before he moved down to join us.}

1.) 23 Feb 2016
23 Feb 2016 17:41:32
Still find it fascinating how one group of men could transform the club and the face of English/ European football so drastically. They almost seemed to make it look easy when it's anything but!

What i'd give to have been around to witness it in its pomp.

We can only live in hope we'll reach them levels again.

2.) 23 Feb 2016
23 Feb 2016 19:05:39
Shankly, Paisley, Bennett, Fagan and Moran possibly the five most important people to ever serve the club, YNWA.

3.) 23 Feb 2016
23 Feb 2016 20:06:30
What, no room for Roy Hodgson on that list?

4.) 23 Feb 2016
23 Feb 2016 21:15:14
Roy Evans should.

5.) 23 Feb 2016
23 Feb 2016 22:08:24
Got to include Evans in that list.

6.) 24 Feb 2016
24 Feb 2016 14:33:34
Shame Roy Evans wasn't given the backing by the club as manager we played some amazing football under him, if we had bought better than ruddock babb an scales as cb's we'd have won the league, YNWA.