""That's what I loved about him. He never changed, he never tried to fit in with the way the game was going and try to be a different person. People called him old-school. He wasn't, he was just Beardy. I will miss him, I will miss his laugh, I will miss his hug, his big cheeky smile but we will make sure he's not forgotten.""
""I got a loan spell back at Liverpool which I never dreamed would be possible again -to come back to the club that I loved at the age of 34, but Beardy made that happen,""
""He knew me as a person, he knew I would run through a brick wall for him and I would. I would do anything for him because he was the type of manager that made you feel like that.""
Matt Beard died aged 47 and is remembered as a manager who inspired deep loyalty and belief in his players. Natasha Dowie played under him four times, returned to Liverpool on loan at 34, and credited him with making players feel like the best in the world. Beard guided Liverpool to back-to-back Women's Super League titles in 2013 and 2014, ending Arsenal's nine-year dominance. Dowie recalled his consistent, genuine nature, his willingness to do practical work like watering pitches, and his commitment to the game. A minute's silence was held across WSL and WSL2 fixtures in tribute.
Read at www.bbc.com
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