I love this Club - Gerrard

[Rashid]

Stevie I love this club Dec 23 2004

By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

STEVEN GERRARD today spoke of his pride at being voted the club's player of the year following an emotional 12 months at Anfield.

The Liverpool skipper was given the accolade by the club's Official Supporters' Club, recognising his outstanding contribution in 2004 when he inspired the Reds into the Champions League.

Gerrard pipped Jamie Carragher to the honour.

After a difficult summer when the skipper considered his future at Anfield, he says it means a lot to know the fans are so supportive.

And he vowed never to put what he described as 'selfish' ambitions above those of the club he loves.

"When you receive an award which comes from the fans who pay their money to come and watch you every week it means even more than any other," said Gerrard.

"But if I've played well it's down to my teammates as much as myself.

"There have been a number of outstanding performers this year so I'm buzzing to pick up this award.

"In the position I play you have to strive for consistency and I think over the last 18 months I've managed to get that and I've been really happy with my form.

"It's definitely been that consistency which has pleased me the most, but I'm not just settling for that. I feel I can get even better and I'm working hard to improve my game even more.

"I feel there's more to come from me so I can help win the club more honours.

"The fans at this club have been great to me ever since the day I made my debut. I feel they've always been behind me and recently I know there have been some people looking for a few of them to turn against me after certain comments I have made.

"It's important to me that the supporters know I didn't say those things from a selfish point of view.

"All the comments I've made have been because I love this club so much and desperately want to be successful.

"I want us to do everything we can as a club to be winning trophies again and I want to be part of a successful Liverpool. "

Les Lawson, chairman of the Merseyside Branch of the Supporters' Club, which organised the annual event, believes the vote shows the fans are fully behind their captain.

"It was an easy choice for the supporters this year," he said..

"I think after his performances, only one player was going to win, although it's testimony to how well Jamie Carragher has played that he should be runner-up considering he missed half last season with a broken leg.

"There's been a lot of scaremongering about Stevie and we were all in a panic when the Chelsea thing happened over the summer.

"The main thing is Stevie has said he wants to stay and he's made it clear he thinks the manager should be backed to bring in the players he wants.

"Every supporter will agree with that and last night's award shows the fans are with him."

[Salte]

One good thing to come out of all this Gerrard-business is that we no longer have to check around to find any news about him. Rashid brings it all right here to our doorstep

[Rashid]

Originally Posted by Salte One good thing to come out of all this Gerrard-business is that we no longer have to check around to find any news about him. Rashid brings it all right here to our doorstep

My duty to stop the bullshit about the captain - he will help us win the league. The London Media who all work near to me are going crazy here with these comments - local radio station XFM have already said "Gerrard has no ambition"! LOL

[Beni]

Its all harry harris' fault. Lets bring back fowler and redknapp!

[Total Longo]

Originally Posted by Rashid Stevie I love this club Dec 23 2004 By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo STEVEN GERRARD today spoke of his pride at being voted the club's player of the year following an emotional 12 months at Anfield. The Liverpool skipper was given the accolade by the club's Official Supporters' Club, recognising his outstanding contribution in 2004 when he inspired the Reds into the Champions League. Gerrard pipped Jamie Carragher to the honour. After a difficult summer when the skipper considered his future at Anfield, he says it means a lot to know the fans are so supportive. And he vowed never to put what he described as 'selfish' ambitions above those of the club he loves. "When you receive an award which comes from the fans who pay their money to come and watch you every week it means even more than any other," said Gerrard. "But if I've played well it's down to my teammates as much as myself. "There have been a number of outstanding performers this year so I'm buzzing to pick up this award. "In the position I play you have to strive for consistency and I think over the last 18 months I've managed to get that and I've been really happy with my form. "It's definitely been that consistency which has pleased me the most, but I'm not just settling for that. I feel I can get even better and I'm working hard to improve my game even more. "I feel there's more to come from me so I can help win the club more honours. "The fans at this club have been great to me ever since the day I made my debut. I feel they've always been behind me and recently I know there have been some people looking for a few of them to turn against me after certain comments I have made. "It's important to me that the supporters know I didn't say those things from a selfish point of view. "All the comments I've made have been because I love this club so much and desperately want to be successful. "I want us to do everything we can as a club to be winning trophies again and I want to be part of a successful Liverpool. " Les Lawson, chairman of the Merseyside Branch of the Supporters' Club, which organised the annual event, believes the vote shows the fans are fully behind their captain. "It was an easy choice for the supporters this year," he said.. "I think after his performances, only one player was going to win, although it's testimony to how well Jamie Carragher has played that he should be runner-up considering he missed half last season with a broken leg. "There's been a lot of scaremongering about Stevie and we were all in a panic when the Chelsea thing happened over the summer. "The main thing is Stevie has said he wants to stay and he's made it clear he thinks the manager should be backed to bring in the players he wants. "Every supporter will agree with that and last night's award shows the fans are with him."

Hmmmmmmmm...

[fivetimes]

Rashid, dont be a gobshite mate!
People on here have question him, which is only right, he royally shite on us in the summer whether the liverworld crew know it or not.

These comments are the sort of thing that should have been said in july when he got his agents to go to chelsea. However, i am prepared to say fair play to him for finally saying this. shame it wasnt within the last 5 months, but hey at least he finally has. it was (maybe still is?) disrupting the club.

Lets get on with moving on and up with Benitez now.

[fivetimes]

And he vowed never to put what he described as 'selfish' ambitions above those of the club he loves.

"When you receive an award which comes from the fans who pay their money to come and watch you every week it means even more than any other," said Gerrard.

"But if I've played well it's down to my teammates as much as myself.

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lets hope this is defo true, and not just because of who he was talking too, and we can get on with it.

[cochcaer]

He loves us, He loves us not, He loves us....

I await the next installment in the soap opera in a couple of months time.

[Uncle Travelling Matt]

to be honest whether its true or not, it needed to be said, we need to concentrate on LFC and not the SG media circus. Steven finally seems like he is starting to learn........ better late than never.

Now lets get on with getting us back where we belong. Roll on NYD when we may finally be able to blow the Chelsea cloud away......last minute winner from the Captain and two fingers to the travelling, £50 waving, gobsh*tes...... that'll do the trick for me fella.....

[SimonL]

IMO - I think Stevie will stay at Anfield a long long time.

Its plain to see now that our fantastic new manager is starting to take us places so dont see any reason for him to leave.

One thing i'd like to see though. Hopefully now them bastard guttersnipes in the press/media will talk about something else now and give it a rest with regards Stevie. Doubt it though.

[Paul]

Sounds to me like he's had several fleas in his ear from people he respects (ie, his dad, Rafa, Parry & Moores) and has also realised how many fans he's alienated. I have to say I'll only be convinced of his sincerity after he signs a new contract, as this smacks of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted (for the second time).

[Aidan]

Originally Posted by fourtimes And he vowed never to put what he described as 'selfish' ambitions above those of the club he loves. "When you receive an award which comes from the fans who pay their money to come and watch you every week it means even more than any other," said Gerrard. "But if I've played well it's down to my teammates as much as myself. ----------------------------------------------------- lets hope this is defo true, and not just because of who he was talking too, and we can get on with it.

Agreed, I've been giving Gerrard as much shite as anyone, giving him a bit of abuse and singing Liverpool songs whenever that Steve Gerrard Gerrard song started) but he's come out and at least made an attempt to clear the air so I'm gonna stop all that shite now and get behind the whole team, including him.

Still think he wasn't interested v Olmypiakos til it was 2-1!

[fivetimes]

To be honest i agree with you aidan in terms of what i think of him. But now i am just fed up of it and wanna get on with supporting and following the club round, not steven gerrard.

(Insert cheesy "viva rafalution" or some similar bollocks here)

:)

[Tom R]

Originally Posted by Aidan Still think he wasn't interested v Olmypiakos til it was 2-1!

Aye, he admitted as much as well saying something like "I'd be lying if I thought we were going to do it in the 2nd half".

Not really the words I want to hear from our Captain but I guess he came up trumps in the end.

I won't give him any breaks at all, though, until he signs a new deal. Equally I've not had a go when in the ground, but I too won't be singing his name for a good while yet.
It'll be time to sign a new deal in the summer as he'll have 2 years left, so we'll see what happens then.

[PaulMcC]

If he doesn't sign a new deal in the summer we should get rid. We can't him go for a price that is cheaper than he's worth.

[lifetime fan]

I called Gerrard a cunt and wanted him dropped for the Olympiakos game for what he was doing to the club, why did it take so long for him to come out and say this? However now that he has I will support him to the hilt! Then if he makes a prick out of me by not signing a new contract in the summer then fuck him! Hopefully we'll have qualified for the CL and with the hefty (and I mean bloody heftty) cheque we get for him Rafa can by four quality players! Oh and I'm proved to be a prick, nothing new there then!

[Hermes]

Originally Posted by lifetime fan I called Gerrard a cunt and wanted him dropped for the Olympiakos game for what he was doing to the club, why did it take so long for him to come out and say this? However now that he has I will support him to the hilt! !

Erm, say what? I've seen the interview and read the transcript. He has not made any commitment, all he said was it was newspaper speculation and he had a contract until summer 2007. We knew that already.