I did find the quote about Brendan winning titles with us had he arrived sooner a bit silly. Brendan in his current state would have won the square root of fuck all back in 2005, let alone a Champions League.
I still feel Stevie is capable of playing top class football. He's still an excellent passer, has great vision and his technique will never falter. He just needs to be used properly but whether anyone can manage to get the best out of him now that his legs and stamina are not what they were, I don't know. He could still play at the highest level in Europe, no doubt about it.
Guess he wants to wind down his career in an easy league for easy money.