James Lee Duncan Carragher

[PaulMcC]

Brilliant defender well before 2005. Played a massive part in 2001 at left back. Solid as fuck that season.

 

Glad he's going playing well, but be very sad on Sunday.

 

I really hope some local lads breakthrough who are god enough to play every week soon.

[Bjornebye]

An absolute legend for his years of loyal service and the key role he played in getting rid of that prick benitez. This man epitomises what this club is all about. On current form he should go another season.

 

[moof]

Absolute legend and one of my favourite ever players. We'll truly miss him

[PaulMcC]

Legend. Forgot to say that in my last post. Was my favourite player in 2005. What a fucking year that was. Fuck sake.

[Jairzinho]

Like an English Josemi.

[BarneyRubble]

Hope he becomes 'Carra the gaffer' and becomes Liverpool manager one day. All the best for the future lad!

[Biscao]

True legend.

[MLB]

Genuine legend. Love him.

[beejay]

I still remember him scoring a header from a corner in one of his first games for the club (against Villa?) when he was a midfielder. Little did we know that he would go on to score more in his own net!

 

I will miss his kids running round anfield after last game of every season, well funny the little scamps.

 

Favourite memory is his hop skip and jump after the penalties in Istanbul and coming right up to us after the presentations with a scarf wrapped round his head.

 

Really wish he was going on the coaching staff, we need his type of personality and arse kicking behind the scenes

[s(k)aturation]

In terms of service, loyalty and local pride, he is up there with the Callaghans and Smiths.

The one difference is no League Championship.

That's a tragedy, a real tragedy for someone so committed to the Liverpool cause.

But the fact that he takes that massive disappointment in his stride and walks away with his chest out, no regrets, no fuss, still a first choice player, makes him more than a Championship winner in my opinion.

Someone up there knew all that in advance, and rewarded him with Istanbul.

Respect, Jamie. And thanks.

[moof]

I hope he'll get his league title one day. As manager

[Jose Jones]

Absolute legend. One of the absolute best centre backs in Europe during his heyday and still good enough to carry on now. Real shame he's retiring, only one real Liverpool player left now.

[the chimp]

I'd like to add that while I'm gutted he's jacking it in; I'm glad he's doing it while people are telling him he's got more in him. I'd rather that than have the wankers screaming for him to be dragged off to the glue factory. Again.

 

Agree with all of that. What a servant he's been. The term "club legend" gets bandied about far too often for me, but Jamie genuinely is.

[Antynwa]

 

Can't cope. Jamie Carragher is the closest thing will we will ever get to a true fan on the pitch. There will never be another like him.

 

There isn't anything I can say that hasn't been said already. But he was one of us, no politics, no ego, just a local lad who kept true to his roots and became a Champion of Europe.

[the chimp]

Carra

[Biscao]

 

Can't cope. Jamie Carragher is the closest thing will we will ever get to a true fan on the pitch. There will never be another like him.

 

There isn't anything I can say that hasn't been said already. But he was one of us' date=' no politics, no ego, just a local lad who kept true to his roots and became a Champion of Europe.[/quote']

 

Pretty much it!

[Paco]

Does anyone know if he made his liverpool debut against dundalk in a pre season friendly in 1996?

 

Or had he already made his debut in the friendlies before that?

[alles ist gut]

Does anyone know if he made his liverpool debut against dundalk in a pre season friendly in 1996?

 

Or had he already made his debut in the friendlies before that?

 

He played in the friendly at Goodison the week before - lfchistory.net claim that game was his debut.

[Gym Beglin]

I don't find it sad,I just feel happy that he's not retiring after a bad injury, or with resentment,or internal problems, it just feels 'right', and I hope he has a boss day tomorrow. I hope the sun shines, and it's a great game, and he signs off on a win.

[Pack9]

I would like to echo everything said above. The game doesn't seem to produce players of the quality of Jamie who come anywhere near his honesty and humility. A genuinely world class centre-half whose timing and anticipated was often underated, particularly by London centric England managers.

That said I would like to offer my favourite Carra memory, I think may have been in the Villa game mentioned above, although it could have been 'Boro.

Carra was playing centre mid and against him was Andy Townsend who I seem to remember went in a bit hard on the young Jamie, trying to intimidate him, as Townsend got up to walk away Carra kicked him up the arse and sent him on his way.

Thanks Carra for everything, a proper Bootle lad.

[LFC 6 Times]

Only really doning on me now. What a fucking defender Carra was, literally would throw any part of his body at any ball, embodies every thing that is great about Liverpool, will really miss his presence.

[gingerhulk]

Brilliant defender well before 2005. Played a massive part in 2001 at left back. Solid as fuck that season.

 

Glad he's going playing well, but be very sad on Sunday.

 

I really hope some local lads breakthrough who are god enough to play every week soon.

 

How many right footed defenders could play left back all season, win the fa cup, league cup and uefa cup and not look out of place?

 

Then 5 years later, move to centre back and become one of the best defenders in the world and win the European cup.

 

Special special player.

 

You think anyone will have the balls to take the number 23 next season?

[gingerhulk]

Brilliant defender well before 2005. Played a massive part in 2001 at left back. Solid as fuck that season.

 

Glad he's going playing well, but be very sad on Sunday.

 

I really hope some local lads breakthrough who are god enough to play every week soon.

 

How many right footed defenders could play left back all season, win the fa cup, league cup and uefa cup and not look out of place?

 

Then 5 years later, move to centre back and become one of the best defenders in the world and win the European cup.

 

Special special player.

 

You think anyone will have the balls to take the number 23 next season?

[redfromtubebar]

Fantastic player and such a loyal servant to the club. Absolutely gutted that he's leaving. Impossible to replace the qualities he has.

 

I fear we may never see his like again.

[Spy Bee]

I'd like to be 5-0 up with ten minutes left and get a penalty!

 

He's a top player, an inspiration as a professional and a proper scouser. I'm glad he's going out on a high, but God he will be missed!