Liverpool legend Ian Rush has opened up on his sadness at the passing of Peter Robinson this week, explaining just why the former chief executive was so revered at Anfield.
Former Reds chief Robinson presided over off-field matters at the club for 35 years that included the managerial reigns of Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier.
The hugely respected Robinson helped turn an under-achieving club into the most powerful one on the continent throughout the 1970s and '80s as the Reds won four European Cups.
Robinson's pioneering work saw Liverpool become the first team to wear a sponsor on their shirts when a £100,000 deal was struck with Hitachi in 1979.
