Liverpool will honour Ron Yeats at Anfield after the legendary defender handed away aged 86, and Virgil van Dijk has written a tribute to the previous centre-back in his programme notes.
Yeats, the membership’s former captain, handed away final week after affected by Alzheimer’s lately.
The Scot was a revolutionary signing for Invoice Shankly in 1961, serving to to take the membership from the Second Division to the highest of European soccer.
He was the primary man to elevate the FA Cup for the Reds in 1965 – one among 4 items of silverware all through his illustrious 454-game profession at Anfield.
Shankly famously stated of Yeats: “Stroll round him. He’s a colossus.” He was a large of a person on and off the pitch, and he can be remembered as such at Anfield on Saturday.
? At the moment’s #LFC matchday programme cowl in tribute of the nice Ron Yeats.
There can be a pre-match mosaic on the Kop to honour the previous captain and chief scout who served the membership for 30 years. pic.twitter.com/CPkUvEHrMi
— This Is Anfield (@thisisanfield) September 14, 2024
A mosaic in his honour will adorn the Kop earlier than kick-off and tributes paid within the matchday programme, the place Van Dijk shared some touching phrases on the person who served the membership for 30 years.
His tribute to Yeats reads: “This sport may even see tributes paid to a real Anfield nice.
“As a centre-back and a Liverpool captain myself, I do know the large impression Ron Yeats had on the membership, and the legacy he leaves behind following his current passing.
“The good Invoice Shankly referred to as him ‘The Colossus’, which I feel says every thing. Ron was a league champion, the primary Liverpool captain ever to elevate the FA Cup and broadly recognised as one of many membership’s best ever gamers.
“Later, he served the membership with distinction as chief scout, recommending, amongst others, one other towering LFC centre-back in Sami Hyypia.
“Though I wasn’t lucky sufficient to fulfill him personally, I do know from the tales I’ve been informed that he was, above all else, a beautiful man, a real gentleman, and anyone who can be sorely missed by everybody related to the membership.
“I do know you’ll all be a part of us in paying our respects forward of the sport, and hopefully we will honour him within the good method.
“Relaxation in Peace, Ron. You’ll By no means Stroll Alone.”
