Gerrard: I would leave Anfield

[skend04]

Steven Gerrard - “I wish I'd met Brendan when I was 24, as I think I'd be here talking about a lot of titles that we’d won together.”

 

Hahahaha.

That's such an amazing quote because we would have been signing the likes of Ashley Williams and not the Torres or Luis Suarez calibre players. Great footballer but there's no need to spiel off such random shit.

[dirk grout]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVYvuPzB35c

 

Fuck me that was hard to watch.

[Brownie]

Really emotional stuff there and some classy words from Stevie, as expected.

 

What a great man.

[Rotpeter]

I dont understand what the club or manager has done wrong here(I'm not talking about how he's been used,thats a different debate) as its simply not sensible to pay a waning player his current wages any longer. Its simply not good business. The ball was in Gerrard's court and has chosen to leave.

Good luck to him.

Why do you assume it comes down to money?

 

Reminds me of the story about Rafa trying to get an insight into SG when he first joined, and allegedly asking his parents, "Does heee like money?". If only it were that simple.

[usernameunknown]

Christ, some scumbags on here are picking apart the words in the interview and whining about it? You fucking rats.

 

Margaret Aspinall summed him up perfectly.

[Brownie]

Christ, some scumbags on here are picking apart the words in the interview and whining about it? You fucking rats.

 

Margaret Aspinall summed him up perfectly.

Disgraceful behaviour isn't it?

 

Not at all surprising though, unfortunately.

[BCM]

Steven Gerrard - “I wish I'd met Brendan when I was 24, as I think I'd be here talking about a lot of titles that we’d won together.”

 

Hahahaha.

 

My word.

Hopefully thats just a bit of backing for his under fire manager, but the fact that he has mentoned an exact age being the same time Rafa took over....... Well.

Can probably stick that one alongside him pining for Alan Curbishley.

 

Your a Legend Steve. Stay out of the revisionism

[Mathewbet1]

Good interview he looks well cut up there, still he has to focus on the games and as the months go by it wont be as bad. Going to the MLS is basically just a retirement in all but name hope he enjoys it out there.

[usernameunknown]

Disgraceful behaviour isn't it?

 

Not at all surprising though, unfortunately.

Horrible cunts but like you say not surprising, thats the only good I can see out of him going, he's finally away from these sort of pricks.

[usernameunknown]

My word.

Hopefully thats just a bit of backing for his under fire manager, but the fact that he has mentoned an exact age being the same time Rafa took over....... Well.

Can probably stick that one alongside him pining for Alan Curbishley.

 

Your a Legend Steve. Stay out of the revisionism

Watch the interview you fucking idiot, you'll see the context, it wasnt a dig at anyone.

[Dr Nowt]

Christ, some scumbags on here are picking apart the words in the interview and whining about it? You fucking rats.

 

Margaret Aspinall summed him up perfectly.

 

Don't like his top in that interview.  Should have worn a red one.

[Mook]

People on the internet will have a pop at anything, Gerrard, the club, Rodgers. None of them have put a foot wrong here.

[kalasoma]

That's such an amazing quote because we would have been signing the likes of Ashley Williams and not the Torres or Luis Suarez calibre players. Great footballer but there's no need to spiel off such random shit.

 

I very much doubt that anything Gerrard said in his interview was 'random' or trite 'spiel'. In fact, I believe he was quite thoughtful, as he obviously has said he spent some time thinking about his future. I believe he would have put the same thought into thinking about what he was going to say in a scheduled interview.

[skend04]

Christ, some scumbags on here are picking apart the words in the interview and whining about it? You fucking rats

A bit harsh you douche. There's nothing wrong with laughing at that quote and if you have a look there's actually nothing else that's been picked apart. Stop flapping your fanny.

[Dr Nowt]

I dont understand what the club or manager has done wrong here(I'm not talking about how he's been used,thats a different debate) as its simply not sensible to pay a waning player his current wages any longer. Its simply not good business. The ball was in Gerrard's court and has chosen to leave.

Good luck to him.

 

Modern world mate, let alone the modern football world.  Someone, somewhere has to be at fault.  If it doesn't all dovetail absolutely perfectly then someone has been a disgrace and whining needs to be done.

[kalasoma]

Don't like his top in that interview.  Should have worn a red one.

 

He's probably wearing an Everton top underneath that one, dontcha know. Once a blue, always a blue.

[Dr Nowt]

He's probably wearing an Everton top underneath that one, dontcha know. Once a blue, always a blue.

 

I hate him and I wish he'd never played for us.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

I dont understand what the club or manager has done wrong here(I'm not talking about how he's been used,thats a different debate) as its simply not sensible to pay a waning player his current wages any longer. Its simply not good business. The ball was in Gerrard's court and has chosen to leave.

Good luck to him.

Excactly this. Sentimentality has no place at a professional football club at the highest level. It certainly didn't have back when we were the best team in Europe. Making decisions based on the player Gerrard has been would be amateurish and humuliating for the club and not least for Gerrard.

 

Of course he deserves to be treated as the great person and player he is and has been. Which I think he probably has.

 

I'm one of those who think he's been used in the wrong position for the last twelve months, but yes that is a completely different discussion.

[Brownie]

Horrible cunts but like you say not surprising, thats the only good I can see out of him going, he's finally away from these sort of pricks.

Yeah there's an element of relief in there for me as well.

[BCM]

Watch the interview you fucking idiot, you'll see the context, it wasnt a dig at anyone.

 

Wind yer neck in. Was just commenting on the quote attributed.

 

Have seen the interview and he is obviously cut up about it. I thing the best move has been made all round. Look forward to his last six months in a red shirt.

[RobbieOR]

Praising a manager that he obviously likes working with being twisted into a dig at Benitez.

 

Fucking hell.

[BCM]

Unfortunately at least one broadsheet has spotted it and come to the same conclusion.

[Hand Shandy]

Praising a manager that he obviously likes working with being twisted into a dig at Benitez.

 

Fucking hell.

It's the Liverpool way...

[Brownie]

Praising a manager that he obviously likes working with being twisted into a dig at Benitez.

 

Fucking hell.

And i'm apparently the one who is obsessed.

[Mathewbet1]

I think it's sad but he will benefit from getting away for a bit especially after last season, he's been at the club since he was 8 and has never never left. He might welcome a change.