shankly

I see the producers have found their new Bill Shankly.
Scottish actor Jonathan Watson was unveiled at Anfield this morning - and will now have a busy month until An Audience with Shankly opens at the Olympia in West Derby Road.
But what will Reds fans think?
Writer Andrew Sherlock himself has high praise for the 51-year-old.
He said: "As soon as Jonathan uttered the first line it was like an electric shock - you would swear Bill Shankly himself was in the room.”
No pressure then.

Watson, who was discovered in the auditions held in Glasgow, has a lot to live up to taking on the mantle of the great man himself.
He's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama trained and has appeared in a host of stage, TV, radio and movie parts including roles in City Lights, Rab C Nesbitt and Local Hero.
But the Glaswegian is primarily known as a comedy actor and impressionist and is apparently best known for his cult comedy sketch show Only an Excuse? which does guess what?
Parodies people and events from the world of Scottish football!
I suspect the moving forces behind An Audience With Shankly, described as an evening of 45-minutes each way, will hope for more of a homage than a parody, but it sounds as if Watson has the experience to pull it off.
I wait to see what he achieves.