AN EXAMPLE TO EVERYONE
RONNIE performed so many roles over 49 years at Liverpool — player, coach, physiotherapist, assistant manager, caretakermanager — and he devoted himself to each of them in a way that set an example to everyone who came into contact with him.
The success we enjoyed in that period is something that we are all able to look back on with immense fondness and pride, but it should never be forgotten that without people like Ronnie it would not have been possible for us to achieve as much as we did.
In fact, since he left the club, Liverpool have continued to see the benefit of the groundwork Ronnie laid though his sheer talent and passion.
My respect and admiration for him are absolute and there are countless others who feel the same way. I can say without fear of contradiction that those sentiments are not held only by Ronnie’s former colleagues at Liverpool, but are shared throughout the game of football by many who represented other clubs.
Like many others, I am deeply saddened by his passing, but along with the grief there is also a profound sense of privilege about having worked alongside someone who devoted his entire working life to Liverpool.
Ronnie will always be remembered as a great club servant who was never affected by the enormous success that he enjoyed.