Kenny Dalglish interview: Hometowns, Hillsborough and the leaving of Liverpool

"New film about Liverpool hero paints a portrait of someone who became more than a player and manager for a city grieving after Hillsborough"

"Bob Paisley has asked recently appointed player-manager Kenny Dalglish if it is appropriate for him to join coaches Ronnie Moran, Roy Evans and one of Bill Shankly's most trusted lieutenants of the Boot Room era, Tom Saunders."

A new film portrays Kenny Dalglish’s transformation from player and manager into a central civic figure who supported Liverpool during the aftermath of Hillsborough. Scenes recreate Anfield routines from the late 1980s and Boot Room gatherings where Bob Paisley asked newly appointed player-manager Kenny Dalglish about joining coaches Ronnie Moran, Roy Evans and Tom Saunders. The film highlights Dalglish’s leadership, empathy and symbolic importance to a grieving city. The narrative connects footballing tradition, personal loyalty and communal mourning, portraying Dalglish as more than a strategist or scorer but as a source of comfort and identity for Liverpool.

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