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Final standings: 1. Gerrard......................7 MOM........5 2nd..........1 3rd..................................51 points 2. Lucas.........................4 MOM........7 2nd.........9 3rd...................................50 points 3. Reina.........................4 MOM........2 2nd..........5 3rd.........19 Bonus........50 points 4. Meireles.....................5 MOM........4 2nd.........5 3rd..................................42 points 5. Suarez........................7 MOM........1 2nd..........2 3rd..................................40 points 6. Johnson....................2 MOM.........7 2nd.........2 3rd...................................33 points 7. Kyrgiakos..................5 MOM........1 2nd...........1 3rd.................................29 points 8. Torres........................3 MOM.........3 2nd.........3 3rd...................................27 points 9. Kelly...........................1 MOM........5 2nd..........4 3rd...................................24 points 10.Kuyt...........................3 MOM........2 2nd.........2 3rd......................................23 points 11.Ngog.........................1 MOM.........3 2nd.........3 3rd....................................17 points 12.Carroll.........................2 MOM.......1 2nd.......................................................13 points 13.Cole...........................2 MOM........1 2nd............................................... .......13 points 14.Carragher..................1 MOM......1 2nd.........3 3rd......................................11 points 15.Rodriguez..................1 MOM......1 2nd.........3 3rd.......................................11 points 16.Spearing...................3 2nd.........2 3rd............................................... ...........11 points 17.Skrtel..........................3 2nd.........2 3rd............................................... ........11 points 18.Aurelio......................1 MOM......1 2nd............................................... ...........8 points 19.Shelvey......................2 MOM*......1 3rd............................................... .........7 points 20.Flanagan....................1 MOM............................................... ..........................5 points 21.Babel.........................1 MOM............................................... ..................... ....5 points 22.Mascherano...............1 MOM............................................... ..................... ..5 points 23.Jovanovic..................1 2nd........1 3rd............................................... ...........4 points 24.Konchesky................1 2nd............................................... ..................... ......3 points 25.Agger..........................2 3rd............................................... .............................2 points 26.Cavalieri...................2 Bonus............................................. ...................... ...2 points 27.Robinson...................1 3rd............................................... ..............................1 point 28.Jones.........................1 Bonus............................................. .................... ....1 point 29.Poulsen.....................1 3rd............................................... .................... ........1 point * No MOM award given against Northampton because of the low number of votes cast, (Game 11). Bonus point given instead. This table is not going to please everyone, but it has been a long season and we need to focus on ALL OF IT, not just Kenny's reign since January. I'd like to give my own view and then leave the thread for people to agree or disagree. 1. Gerrard as winner: A lot of people (quite rightly) have given Lucas praise for finally showing what he is capable of. I have always backed him not least for never hiding. I would suggest that Stevie deserves this award though for keeping his form at a time when we badly struggled. Cast your mind back to those dark times when we suffered watching our team. Stevie was the only player on the park at times worthy of the shirt. 2. How unlucky is Lucas? The season ended too soon for him really. I understand that the last result may have been affected by sentiment, (was he really 2nd best player or did we all want him to beat Stevie to this award?) but he has had a very good season. Hopefully he will carry the form on and continue to improve. 3. Luis Suarez: WOW! The fact he only played a fraction of games and finished with 7 MOM performances shows what an impact he has made. Amazing. 4. Andy Carroll: Not quite the same impact but even so, he hasn't done bad just playing a handful of games. Next season should be worth waiting for. 5. Reina too many bonus points? I feel that his position was given too much of a boost by awarding a bonus point for each clean sheet. Others have also mentioned that this is down to the defence/team as a whole and perhaps the bonus point should be reduced to a third or a quarter. Please advise me on your thoughts for next year. I am happy to alter the bonus point weighting. 6. Our best defenders: Common sense says Carragher and Agger, but a look at the table reveals Glen Johnson and Soto Krygiakos; hell even Kelly before his injury showed us what he is capable of. 7. Please discuss the impact (since January / Kenny) of Flanagan, Maxi and Shelvey. Exciting times ahead. Finally, I would like to thank everyone for voting this season and previous seasons. You make it a pleasure. Previous winners of this game are: 2005 - Jamie Carragher 2006 - Steven Gerrard 2007 - Dirk Kuyt 2008 - Javier Mascherano 2009 - Xabi Alonso 2010 - Javier Mascherano Please raise your glasses and toast the winner of the 2011 Player of the season award.... STEVEN GERRARD!