Back at Anfield scanning one of the most important figures not just in Liverpool FC history..but in football history as a whole.
The statue of Bill Shankly stands at just over 8ft tall (around 2.4 metres), so this was a big one. I used the Creality Otter Lite with an extender pole to safely capture the upper sections and keep tracking solid across the full figure.
Shankly arrived at Liverpool in 1959, when the club was in the Second Division and its facilities were outdated. Over the next 15 years, he completely transformed the club from the ground up..training methods, mentality, discipline, and belief. He led Liverpool to three First Division titles, two FA Cups, and their first ever European trophy, the UEFA Cup in 1973.
But his true legacy goes far beyond silverware.
Shankly believed football was about people..the supporters, the city, and the sense of belonging. He famously said football was “much more important than life and death,” not as arrogance, but as a reflection of how deeply the club was woven into working class Liverpool. He created the famous Boot Room culture, which shaped decades of success after him and influenced managers like Paisley and Fagan.
The statue itself captures him mid gesture, arms raised, almost speaking to the crowd. A perfect reflection of a man who connected with supporters like no other. Scanning it felt less like capturing an object and more like preserving a piece of Liverpool’s identity.
This isn’t just bronze.
It’s belief, history, and the foundation of everything that followed.
