He was the perfect foil for Shanks but one that was happy to leave the limelight to the man with a flair for public speaking .
Shanks is a football lover with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge .
He was the perfect foil for Shanks , a football lover with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge , but one that was happy to leave the limelight to the man with a flair for public speaking .