This piece was published in the Daily Mail on March 1 this year when the book Mr Liverpool, Ronnie Moran's official life story, was launched.
Tuesday night in Liverpool. At the club's superstore in the heart of the city centre, legends have gathered to recount old times.
Phil Thompson, the European Cup-winning captain, is here. So too is Phil Neal, Liverpool's most decorated player, Alan Kennedy — whose left foot decided two European Cup finals — and Roy Evans, an embodiment of the fabled Boot Room traditions. Jamie Carragher represents the modern era.
They are here to pay homage to a man who has had a profound effect on them and countless others, a man who has just reached the grand old age of 83.