Gerrard to Real

[rev]

Just seen on the football highlights on RTE -

The back page of tomorrows Star is headlining with Real lining up €33m bid for Stevie.

Bulls*it??

[Molby Is a Legend]

Was wondering when these stories were gonna start surfacing again..................

Complete bull

[Juan]

Just seen on the football highlights on RTE -

The back page of tomorrows Star is headlining with Real lining up €33m bid for Stevie.

Bulls*it??

I suppose we are used to headlines like that, and there will be plenty more of them from the gutter press.Just wait until they they start on Torres.
Lowlifes.

[northside red]

the star, f f s stop letting shite tabloids form your opinions & give you information

[IDon'tKnow]

I think this story is a load of rubbish. But €33 million for a player who is turning 30 soon would not be a bad price.

[LFC Lad]

Stevie G has said about 100 billion times that he doesn't want to leave Liverpool.

That story is the usual tabloid ****.

[TrueRed92]

hope they are wrong but he does seem unsettled at the club

[CrazyHorse]

Cant see Stevie bailing out on us now.

Ill be more worried when its Torres or Mash's name being mentioned however.

[Badman]

hardly gonna go to Real when there's the possibility that rafa could be there 2...if he was gonna quit liverpool it'd be to get away from rafa - not possibly join up with him again

[Coolfran]

If he goes anywhere I'd imagine it'll be Inter

[up the pool]

id take it if it all went back in to buy players

[Liverpoolharp]

Cant blanme anyone for wanting to leave. The clubs a mess and going nowhere. Torres and Gerard should hand in transfer requests would really rock the negotiation position for
those two yank leeches.

[tomolfc]

If Gerrard had signed for us at the start of this season, we would take £3.3 million for him now ,never mind £33 million. The sooner he starts playing like the real Gerrard, the better.

[GaryMc]

Think it's bullshit. If some reason it were true where would he play. Kaka Ronaldo, and they have deal setup for Ribery this summer.

[bryanod]

If we *have* to sell someone because of no CL, then what better than the ageing midfielder for a ridiculous amount of money.

If we *need* to sell to fund transfers, well...£30m for someone who is 30 wouldn't be a bad place to start.

Obviously just the usual shite being sprouted though by the rags.

[gary]

Our club is in a mess at the moment,selling the likes of torres, gerrard ,mach is not going to solve it,i think the buck stops with rafa his negative football is not helping,the fact that we have no strenght n dept is a major factor we need more top class players at our club,we must get them yanks out at all cost there destroying our club,but more importantly our history!!!!!!

[redforever]

Its difficult at this time to accept this may happen??? The usual rumour wtc are inevitable, however there are 2 schools of thought either continue supporting Rafa and his strategies or cut rafa sell players and remove the debt??

Whatever we think we still have the Yankee Doodle dumbats in control

As Carlsberg say theres always option C, if we do get rid of G&H who is the alternative and can we keep the stars and get funds will the new stadium be developed??

Lets hope we dont loose any of the players, I cant see Stevie going now?? As some of the lads said i'd be more interested in the Torres and Mash stories?

[GaryMc]

First time in years I have watched that Sunday supplement. You only have to watch that programme for more than ten minutes to realise red top rag journalists know more about sky hooks than football. One clown on about Beckham being he key to England winning he World Cup.

[Bren100]

id take it if it all went back in to buy players
I'd consider it myself, I'd say it's crap though

[1_mossy_1]

Rte sports news :)

[babbsnads]

Anyone actually think all that money would be re-invested in the squad?me neither.
Bullshit anyway.

[Timmyonions]

Jesus lads we are talking about arguably the best player to ever put on the red shirt here i can`t believe some say it would be a good deal for a thirty year old(which is hardly a pensioner in todays game).

Yes he`s been below his usual high standards this season but class is permanent form is temperory and i for one will shed a tear the day he plays his last game for us.

Be careful what you wish for boys.

[Alex Raisbeck]

Jesus lads we are talking about arguably the best player to ever put on the red shirt here i can`t believe some say it would be a good deal for a thirty year old(which is hardly a pensioner in todays game).

Yes he`s been below his usual high standards this season but class is permanent form is temperory and i for one will shed a tear the day he plays his last game for us.

Be careful what you wish for boys.


Fully agree with you.
Even on his bad days he is better than most of the players around him.
The fact that he is playing through injuries with countless injections this season isn't enough to show his commitment to some!

[Ron1892]

Ill believe it when i see it happening..

Cant believe they would be willing to pay 33 millon on the evidence of his play this year..

[Clerk]

:DJesus lads we are talking about arguably the best player to ever put on the red shirt here i can`t believe some say it would be a good deal for a thirty year old(which is hardly a pensioner in todays game).

Yes he`s been below his usual high standards this season but class is permanent form is temperory and i for one will shed a tear the day he plays his last game for us.

Be careful what you wish for boys.

Yeah, totally agree. He's had a very poor season by his standards but next season he's probably be back on form.

I remember Alonso had a poor season ( by his standards a few Years back ) and came storming back.

Admitedly, STG£33m is a lot of money for a 30/31 Year old. If rafa is still in the job and if the money was available for transfers I'd imagine he would be tempted. Personally, I wouldn't sell him.

However the source is bollox. RTE can't even get the scores of the games right half the time.:D

[Aido82]

probably BS but gerrard to city for 40mill

yes/no

i dont want him to go anyway but 40mill for a 29yr midfielder aint bad???

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Steven-Gerrard-ready-to-quit-Liverpool-with-Manchester-City-plotting-record-40million-move-for-the-England-star-article420943.html

[Carroll9]

I don't know why people read this rubbish.If the story appeared in the Times I might take it more seriously.

[Kev03]

devestating if he goes, 33 million alot of money to the club but wont replace the passion he brings

[glen]

rafa came out yesterday after the match and said if he stays he wont sell torres or gerrard and the chairman said the same last week dont mind the rubbish in the papers lads

[ROCCO]

Their will be offers for stevie this year .... just hope we say NO

[RedArmagh]

Media reports have also suggested that star players Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard could be sold in the summer to raise much-needed funds for new players.

At the final whistle at the KC Stadium, Gerrard battled his way through Hull fans streaming on to the pitch to go over to the Liverpool supporters.

Whether or not that is a farewell gesture from the captain remains to be seen but Benitez is adamant he will not be forced into selling his prize assets.

"If I stay I am not thinking about selling Gerrard and Torres - just in case 'senior sources' say different things," the Reds boss added.

"It is very clear. The chairman was clear, he doesn't want to sell. The manager is clear, just in case you see any exclusive interviews with senior sources."

[Pimboli]

devestating if he goes, 33 million alot of money to the club but wont replace the passion he brings

Well Rafa has said he is not selling Stevie or Nando but it all will come down to the players themselves if they want to stay and if Rafa does stay then we will see what his true relationship is with his senior players.

He did say at the end of the MOTD2 interview that at the next meeting they would decide what is best for the club which certainly leaves things up in the air.

So far only Reina has pinned his colours to the mast and said he is absolutely going nowhere but he is the only one. Say Spain win the WC could you imagine Torres wanting to come back to Liverpool next season if its going to be the same old mess.

Same with Stevie he has been loyal until now but he wants to win a league title and has made no bones about it and that he wants it to be with Liverpool but he is 30 now and he may decide that we have no hope of winning the PL in the next 3/4 years that he has left and decide to cut his losses and go somewhere else.

[GaryMc]

Well Rafa has said he is not selling Stevie or Nando but it all will come down to the players themselves if they want to stay and if Rafa does stay then we will see what his true relationship is with his senior players.

He did say at the end of the MOTD2 interview that at the next meeting they would decide what is best for the club which certainly leaves things up in the air.

So far only Reina has pinned his colours to the mast and said he is absolutely going nowhere but he is the only one. Say Spain win the WC could you imagine Torres wanting to come back to Liverpool next season if its going to be the same old mess.

Same with Stevie he has been loyal until now but he wants to win a league title and has made no bones about it and that he wants it to be with Liverpool but he is 30 now and he may decide that we have no hope of winning the PL in the next 3/4 years that he has left and decide to cut his losses and go somewhere else.

He did not want to sell Alonso last summer and look what happened there.

[graham]

Have Real Madrid ever signed a 30 year old player?
I can't see it happening to be honest. The only place I could possibly see Stevie going if he was to leave would be Inter Milan

[GaryMc]

Have Real Madrid ever signed a 30 year old player?
I can't see it happening to be honest. The only place I could possibly see Stevie going if he was to leave would be Inter Milan

what age was horseface?

[aidancorley]

RTE never usually bother with speculation and they are usually last to announce anything so overall its a weird one

[graham]

what age was horseface?

I think he was 29.
I suppose it's possible but I still think he'd be way more likely to go to Inter.
Jose loves him

[Timmyonions]

They signed cannavaro at 34 didn`t they?

[mushypea]

Speculation lads. Until i see him hold up someone elses jersey at a press conference then he's a liverpool player & captain. I'll be staying well away from the bullsh1t talk this summer as theres much more important things to be checking out like the state of the club itself.

[Fowler-9-]

probably BS but gerrard to city for 40mill

yes/no

i dont want him to go anyway but 40mill for a 29yr midfielder aint bad???

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Steven-Gerrard-ready-to-quit-Liverpool-with-Manchester-City-plotting-record-40million-move-for-the-England-star-article420943.html


I reckon Chelsea would have struggled to win the league without their 31 year old midfielder....

The day we sell our greatest ever player to fund other signings is the day we fade into midtablers. We are Liverpool FC FFS We are not a selling club. I understand peoples annoyance, frustrations and confusions but on what planet does selling your BEST player to improve your team ever make sense.:eek:

I'd say selling Gerrard would mean Nando and Javier would follow him out the door also.

[mickdel]

Well i tink out of all the players dis season i tink he might actually go...sorry to say but i do...his heart just not been in it...

[Pimboli]

Like I said its down to the players themselves, the problem is it will be a domino effect if any of Stevie, Nando or Masch go you can see them all going as it totally sends out the wrong signal.

But would Rafa or whoever is in charge in a couple of weeks be allowed keep the £100+ million the sales would generate to buy new players

[brendanger]

Would you take €30 million +, or take the gamble of him having another season as poor as this one? I know what I'd take.

[Redrob09]

Would you take €30 million +, or take the gamble of him having another season as poor as this one? I know what I'd take.

You may have a point if the €30 million was given to the manager!!!!:mad:
Not going to happen therefore we dont want to sell anyone!!:(

[glen]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Steven-Gerrard-ready-to-quit-Liverpool-with-Manchester-City-plotting-record-40million-move-for-the-England-star-article420943.html he could be off to city

[brendanger]

You may have a point if the €30 million was given to the manager!!!!:mad:
Not going to happen therefore we dont want to sell anyone!!:(

Obviously, it would only make sense to cash in on him if it went into the transfer kitty. *If* that was the case, I'd say it would be a good move for all.

[Podgecheco]

Like I said its down to the players themselves, the problem is it will be a domino effect if any of Stevie, Nando or Masch go you can see them all going as it totally sends out the wrong signal.

But would Rafa or whoever is in charge in a couple of weeks be allowed keep the £100+ million the sales would generate to buy new players
If it did happen i think we would sign someone the next day similar to what happened with alonso aquaman was in straight away..im not saying it will appeased everyone but it cushioned the blow if ya get me

[Carroll9]

He did not want to sell Alonso last summer and look what happened there.

Probably not.But he did try to sell him the Summer before to fund a move for Barry.

[TrueRed92]

we want to keep our best players not sell them on...

besides there is no point in sellin him as we wont c any of the money paid 4 him it will go straight to the banks..

gerrard will finish his career here..

[Fowler-9-]

Probably not.But he did try to sell him the Summer before to fund a move for Barry.

Manager of this great club should never be in the position of having to sell to buy.

Gerrard must say, the lack of respect shown towards our greatest ever footballer is appalling. The standards of our supporters have dipped more than the standards of our team.

[CF999]

Manager of this great club should never be in the position of having to sell to buy.

Gerrard must say, the lack of respect shown towards our greatest ever footballer is appalling.

Were you around to watch Kenny every week in the '80s?

[barrydoherty]

He's only 29 years old, people are going on like he is 35, seriously think people have remember what he has did for this club

[Carroll9]

I'm not sure if he's our greatest ever football but he's certainly up there.Would be so sad to see him leave but then again who would blame him.He has virtually carried the team on his back for the last few seasons and I get the feeling he is thinking what more can I do?
Having said that he has won every trophy bar the League with Liverpool and who knows with possible new owners and new investment in the squad he could yet achieve that.

[TrueRed92]

He's only 29 years old, people are going on like he is 35, seriously think people have remember what he has did for this club

i agree completely.. he has had 1 bad season and ppl tink he is in a decline... jus look at alonso 2 show u if u hav a bad season u can bounce bad and hav a great season... as u sed he has done loads 4 the club and ppl need 2 remember tat...

[JFT96YNWA]

i agree completely.. he has had 1 bad season and ppl tink he is in a decline... jus look at alonso 2 show u if u hav a bad season u can bounce bad and hav a great season... as u sed he has done loads 4 the club and ppl need 2 remember tat...

Off topic i know , but the same should apply to our manager as well.

[TrueRed92]

Off topic i know , but the same should apply to our manager as well.

spot on mate

[mushypea]

What happens when you remove a load bearing Pillar?

[Fantana]

Manager of this great club should never be in the position of having to sell to buy.

Gerrard must say, the lack of respect shown towards our greatest ever footballer is appalling. The standards of our supporters have dipped more than the standards of our team.

+1 on this. Far too many fans giving it the big "look at me I'm criticising the captain". Now I'm not saying stevie should be above criticism but there are some out there with very short memories. We jump all over journalists and so called analysts for knee jerk reactions, we are guilty of nothing better ourselves. For Christ sake, 1 bad season in 10? I remember kenny having 2 or 3 below par seasons and there was none of this "we'd be better off taking the money" crap. The fans stood by him and he came through it. Stevie is 29. Remind me what age Kenny was when he came? 27. Just 2 years younger and played for nearly 10 years after that. To be honest I wouldn't blame him for leaving after listening to the vicious bile that had been spread around about him and his family over the last few years which some reds fans were only too happy to add to by posting them on forums like these. It was sickening to see that he couldn't bring his wife and kids on the pitch after the last home game like the rest of the players because of what may be thrown at them. Grow up and show some respect for a man that has carried the club and hopes and dreams of millions on his shoulders for a decade.

[TrueRed92]

What happens when you remove a load bearing Pillar?

sorry i dont understand tat ha.. will u explain?

[mushypea]

sorry i dont understand tat ha.. will u explain?

Remove a load bearing Pillar & depending on the structure, more often than not the roof comes caving in.

Watch stevie go, then watch the rest go.

[JFT96YNWA]

+1 on this. Far too many fans giving it the big "look at me I'm criticising the captain". Now I'm not saying stevie should be above criticism but there are some out there with very short memories. We jump all over journalists and so called analysts for knee jerk reactions, we are guilty of nothing better ourselves. For Christ sake, 1 bad season in 10? I remember kenny having 2 or 3 below par seasons and there was none of this "we'd be better off taking the money" crap. The fans stood by him and he came through it. Stevie is 29. Remind me what age Kenny was when he came? 27. Just 2 years younger and played for nearly 10 years after that. To be honest I wouldn't blame him for leaving after listening to the vicious bile that had been spread around about him and his family over the last few years which some reds fans were only too happy to add to by posting them on forums like these. It was sickening to see that he couldn't bring his wife and kids on the pitch after the last home game like the rest of the players because of what may be thrown at them. Grow up and show some respect for a man that has carried the club and hopes and dreams of millions on his shoulders for a decade.

I have to say that i've more than once this season wished Gerrard got his finger out of his hole , but when you read this , it says it all really :(

[TrueRed92]

Remove a load bearing Pillar & depending on the structure, more often than not the roof comes caving in.

Watch stevie go, then watch the rest go.

tanks 4 tat bit slow 2day...

and ur dead rite

[CrazyHorse]

Anyone wanting to get rid of SG needs their head examined.

Yeah, £30million is great, but Rafa wont see it if this came to fruition.

1 bad season, and everyone wants him gone.

The fact of the matter is that gerrard comes up with the goods more times than most, and more times than anyone else.

He's a class apart in our team, along with with Torres & pepe.

Selling our best players, and in this case - one of our greatest who is still only 29, is not the way forward.

[elvis]

Anyone wanting to get rid of SG needs their head examined.

Yeah, £30million is great, but Rafa wont see it if this came to fruition.

1 bad season, and everyone wants him gone.

The fact of the matter is that gerrard comes up with the goods more times than most, and more times than anyone else.

He's a class apart in our team, along with with Torres & pepe.

Selling our best players, and in this case - one of our greatest who is still only 29, is not the way forward.
Alonso comes to mind, after a bad season people wantedhim gone, then he showed his class, but it was too late,. Money isn't everythin lads , if it was Roma would gave sold Totti years ago, you can not sell a player like Gerrard or Totti or Del Piero, they are talismen, icons, heroes, legends and can't be replaced, comercially or talent/ability wise or spirit wise,. So what use is money if it get spent/wasted on a worse player, and that's if Rafa got the money, which I doubt he would,. Stevie stays, he's going nowhere!

[CrazyHorse]

Alonso comes to mind, after a bad season people wantedhim gone, then he showed his class, but it was too late,. Money isn't everythin lads , if it was Roma would gave sold Totti years ago, you can not sell a player like Gerrard or Totti or Del Piero, they are talismen, icons, heroes, legends and can't be replaced, comercially or talent/ability wise or spirit wise,. So what use is money if it get spent/wasted on a worse player, and that's if Rafa got the money, which I doubt he would,. Stevie stays, he's going nowhere!

I think we all know what happened with the Alonso situation, he wanted out.
Which is different... but at the same time he was one of our best players.

The likes of Steven Gerrard only comes around once every so often..

[The Pernicious One]

Alonso comes to mind, after a bad season people wantedhim gone, then he showed his class, but it was too late,. Money isn't everythin lads , if it was Roma would gave sold Totti years ago, you can not sell a player like Gerrard or Totti or Del Piero, they are talismen, icons, heroes, legends and can't be replaced, comercially or talent/ability wise or spirit wise,. So what use is money if it get spent/wasted on a worse player, and that's if Rafa got the money, which I doubt he would,. Stevie stays, he's going nowhere!

I agree!

[The Pernicious One]

+1 on this. Far too many fans giving it the big "look at me I'm criticising the captain". Now I'm not saying stevie should be above criticism but there are some out there with very short memories. We jump all over journalists and so called analysts for knee jerk reactions, we are guilty of nothing better ourselves. For Christ sake, 1 bad season in 10? I remember kenny having 2 or 3 below par seasons and there was none of this "we'd be better off taking the money" crap. The fans stood by him and he came through it. Stevie is 29. Remind me what age Kenny was when he came? 27. Just 2 years younger and played for nearly 10 years after that. To be honest I wouldn't blame him for leaving after listening to the vicious bile that had been spread around about him and his family over the last few years which some reds fans were only too happy to add to by posting them on forums like these. It was sickening to see that he couldn't bring his wife and kids on the pitch after the last home game like the rest of the players because of what may be thrown at them. Grow up and show some respect for a man that has carried the club and hopes and dreams of millions on his shoulders for a decade.


Some great points there Fantana!

[loppy]

after everything the man has done for the club, i think its madness some people think we would be better off taking the money. One mediocre season doesn't mean he is past it or isn't capable of coming back better than ever next season.

[Maverick]

I've said it once and I'll say it a hundred times.If rafa or stevie leave liverpool it will be our loss.As regards stevie I'm sorry but 30 million won't buy you the class,passion and heart that gerrard has.Fair enough he's been poor this season but how long can one man, pushing 30, single handedly drag a team through a season.He's entitled to our support after all he's done for this club and he'll be back!!

[megager]

I've said it once and I'll say it a hundred times.If rafa or stevie leave liverpool it will be our loss.As regards stevie I'm sorry but 30 million won't buy you the class,passion and heart that gerrard has.Fair enough he's been poor this season but how long can one man, pushing 30, single handedly drag a team through a season.He's entitled to our support after all he's done for this club and he'll be back!!

Agreed. I reckon Gerrard has 5-6 years in him, though clearly his role would need to be tailored acccording to advancing age. He has been amazing for us and I reckon in a new fresh season with something to prove Gerrard will prove his worth. Id be tempted to stick money on him now to score more than 20 league goals next year.

[glen]

you have to remember lads he was carrying an injury all season he never had time to fully recover because the team needed him he will be back to his best next year stevie is going no where

[elvis]

Lads this is desperate, I can't believe some people actually want Stevie out,.

[SOC]

Stevie is in Dubai at the moment. Flew out yesterday I believe. A friend of mine seen him in the airport in Dubai, leaving the building. He said there were loads of people going over to shake his hand and say hello and he just ignored them and left the building and headed to a waiting car. I say after a long season he just wants a relaxing break.

I dont think he will go but I have heard a few things that would strongly suggest he will go but I still believe he will stay at Liverpool.

[Maverick]

Stevie is in Dubai at the moment. Flew out yesterday I believe. A friend of mine seen him in the airport in Dubai, leaving the building. He said there were loads of people going over to shake his hand and say hello and he just ignored them and left the building and headed to a waiting car. I say after a long season he just wants a relaxing break.

I dont think he will go but I have heard a few things that would strongly suggest he will go but I still believe he will stay at Liverpool.

I hope for our sake he does.

[Fowler-9-]

Were you around to watch Kenny every week in the '80s?


My apologies, I'm 20 so obviously not. With all respect to King Kenny I can only speak from my own experiences so obviously Stevie is the greatest player I've ever seen in a red shirt :rolleyes:. Childish stuff really...

[Pimboli]

you have to remember lads he was carrying an injury all season he never had time to fully recover because the team needed him he will be back to his best next year stevie is going no where

So with the world cup and the Europa Leage qualified starting 2/3 weeks after in July when is Stevie supposed to get a rest to be back to his best if anything he will start next season practically burnt out if nothing else

[GaryMc]

So with the world cup and the Europa Leage qualified starting 2/3 weeks after in July when is Stevie supposed to get a rest to be back to his best if anything he will start next season practically burnt out if nothing else

Not when England exit at the group stage ;)

[Gerry]

Does every thread have to be brought off topic the same people that same debate, Give it a rest for fowlers sake,

Pms Sent to the people involved, A few posts were also removed as they were quoting the said spew!

[gary]

All the news im hearing these days is that torres and stevie G are on the way out of the club,please tell me this ain't true........?

[mascherIANO]

All the news im hearing these days is that torres and stevie G are on the way out of the club,please tell me this ain't true........?

no both players were spotted leaving tottenhams training ground earlier today, apparently spurs offered us 35 million and a mish mash of players. stevie has also bought a house in north london to.

[agi]

One of the lads over on the rattle who has a source close to Gerrard reckons this is near a done deal now, wearing number 10 next year. Everyone over there seems to take what this fella says seriously so its looking pretty bad

[stevieg]

One of the lads over on the rattle who has a source close to Gerrard reckons this is near a done deal now, wearing number 10 next year. Everyone over there seems to take what this fella says seriously so its looking pretty bad

Don't worry if we get Roy Hodgson in, Gerrard will want to stay as who would not want to play for Roy. :rolleyes:

[Niall]

Don't worry if we get Roy Hodgson in, Gerrard will want to stay as who would not want to play for Roy. :rolleyes:

Or maybe he's had enough of the lies and promises from the Yanks.

[gav003]

It kills me to think that the yanks could profit from selling Gerrard.

[fermoyred80]

It kills me to think that the yanks could profit from selling Gerrard.

Its ok he'l be replaced by Scott Parker

[Aido82]

Don't worry if we get Roy Hodgson in, Gerrard will want to stay as who would not want to play for Roy. :rolleyes:

how old are you? ten

[Aido82]

ooohhh...actually same age as you ;)

just pointing out how stupid that post is.

People are spouting out sh*te without knowing the in's and outs of the situation.
No body knows if roy is even coming in, even if a top top manager comes in he may leave.

Can i ask you a question, honest answer.
Q. Would you begrudge gerrard if he left

[stevieg]

ooohhh...actually same age as you ;)

just pointing out how stupid that post is.

People are spouting out sh*te without knowing the in's and outs of the situation.
No body knows if roy is even coming in, even if a top top manager comes in he may leave.

Can i ask you a question, honest answer.
Q. Would you begrudge gerrard if he left

No I wouldn't begrudge him at all if he left. He has done his time at Liverpool and a player of his calibre deserves a lot more success in his career than he has achieved so far so he should move on.

Gerrard is a better player than Lampard yet I would say Lampard has achieved more in terms of success and that shouldn't be so.

My point about Gerrard staying was me being sarcastic and was a potshot aimed at Roy.

[Aido82]

well ill tell what gets me. Is that crock of sh*te michael carrick, john o'sh*te, darren fletcher all hae achived more than possibly the best midfielder the premiership has ever seen.

BUt just think if roy takes over, we sell gerrard, then we can bring back super dan, clint dempsey, bobby zamora, duff, hangerland to the pool and still have money to buy some aging players that roy can rejuginate :)

[up the pool]

BUt just think if roy takes over, we sell gerrard, then we can bring back super dan, clint dempsey, bobby zamora, duff, hangerland to the pool and still have money to buy some aging players that roy can rejuginate :)[/QUOTE]

better then alot of crap rafa bought in;)

[pepesgloves]

if he wants to go let him.hes only about 2 years maybe 3 left anyway,he will have to be replaced then.

[Raven136]

Maybe im the one of the few who would be furious if Gerrard left.Liverpool football club made him the captain of his boyhood team,his country,a millionaire many times over and in our hour of need its up to players like him to stick by us and tough it out.
You dont always win the biggest prize and all this talk of him needing the league etc,he has won everything else and great players in many sports never won the "big one"..charles barkley and dan marino spring to mind,pat rafter,ty cobb,elgin baylor etc.These guys never won the big ine in the respective sports and were all great athletes.
He has to and should stick by us.

[SOC]

Maybe im the one of the few who would be furious if Gerrard left.Liverpool football club made him the captain of his boyhood team,his country,a millionaire many times over and in our hour of need its up to players like him to stick by us and tough it out.
You dont always win the biggest prize and all this talk of him needing the league etc,he has won everything else and great players in many sports never won the "big one"..charles barkley and dan marino spring to mind,pat rafter,ty cobb,elgin baylor etc.These guys never won the big ine in the respective sports and were all great athletes.
He has to and should stick by us.

I understand where your coming from Raven, the above has crossed my mind aswell if he were to go. Would winning 1 maybe 2 La Liga's with Real outdo maybe just maybe winning 1 Premier League crown, lifting the trophy as captain of Liverpool FC. I will admit a hell of a bigger chance at The Bernebeau than Anfield.

[pepesgloves]

I understand where your coming from Raven, the above has crossed my mind aswell if he were to go. Would winning 1 maybe 2 La Liga's with Real outdo maybe just maybe winning 1 Premier League crown, lifting the trophy as captain of Liverpool FC. I will admit a hell of a bigger chance at The Bernebeau than Anfield.

not going to happen at liverpool he will be long gone before we win the league the club will take a long time to get over this mess.
those cnuts have sent the club back to the stone age.

[Irishlad]

If i thought the money was going to go back into the team, then i wouldn't be against the idea of selling gerrard.
He's nearing the end of his career and most likely past his best by now. Yet still at a age to command a really decent fee.
Cashing in on ageing players and replacing them with younger talent is something ferguson has done brilliantly down the years. van nistelrooy, keane, beckham, stam etc

[maloneavic]

For the money real would offer and considering his age i would defo sell him, but a pity as only reason he wants to go is cause he knows the club is fucxed.

Dont think we will see any of the money for the sale if he goes tho.

[babbsnads]

Stevie owes us nothing. If he leaves for real madrid,he'll go with my blessing. He's scored in champions league,fa,uefa and league cup finals,been excellent in every season except the last one and pulled us out of the shit more times than I can remember. Best player we've ever had imo. I'll be gutted if he goes though. I think for players like him business shouldn't come into it. Do everything you can to keep him and keep him for as long as he wants to stay.

[travis]

For the money real would offer and considering his age i would defo sell him, but a pity as only reason he wants to go is cause he knows the club is fucxed.

Dont think we will see any of the money for the sale if he goes tho.

How can you say that.. He's irreplaceable, I wouldn't give him up for all the money in the world, Even a shit crocked Gerrard is needed around the club so all the youngsters can look up to.

[vodkacolly]

How can you say that.. He's irreplaceable, I wouldn't give him up for all the money in the world, Even a shit crocked Gerrard is needed around the club so all the youngsters can look up to.

I don't agree Travis... I always dreamed of God lifting the league trophy... it's never goin to happen so I dreamed of Carra and Stevie liftin it... looks unlikely but I'll always hope till all hope is gone.. if Stevie wants to leave, so be it... nothing we can do... if his heart isn't with the club, my heart isn't with him...

[Garrett]

It's probably fair to say, that whoever the new manager is will play a fair part in Stevie staying or going .... at his age, he's got the chance of signing one more big pay contract and that, coupled with his view on where LFC is going for the next 3-4 years and assuming the Yanks are still there (which I think, is odds on sadly), will probably make up his mind, despite his clear long time loyalty to LFC and it's fans.

[randywatson]

id sell Gerrard

in fact, i think we should

if we can get £30 million for him, we'd be idiotic not to take it IMHO

we could always get Van der Vart as a part exchange, or dare i say it, Benzema,

am i mad for wanting us to cash in on Gerrard, or am i madder to think we could get Benzema or Van der Vart???????

[megager]

id sell Gerrard

in fact, i think we should

if we can get £30 million for him, we'd be idiotic not to take it IMHO

we could always get Van der Vart as a part exchange, or dare i say it, Benzema,

am i mad for wanting us to cash in on Gerrard, or am i madder to think we could get Benzema or Van der Vart???????

Sorry mate. Sell Gerrard who is LFC through and through, who is our heartbeat in exchange for Benzema whod start a fight in a room by himself. No thanks.

[stalker]

am i mad for wanting us to cash in on Gerrard

You're mad to think the majority of cash from sales is going to be reinvested in the playing squad. Completely mad.

[randywatson]

You're mad to think the majority of cash from sales is going to be reinvested in the playing squad. Completely mad.

im only taking our chairman on his word, that all the money would be reinvested, and of course, if it wasnt, then i wouldnt want anybody sold

Sorry mate. Sell Gerrard who is LFC through and through, who is our heartbeat in exchange for Benzema whod start a fight in a room by himself. No thanks.

this bit here is why im convinced we need rid of him

i know you'se all think im some demented loon on this forum ,so ill try and be as rational as i can, and just hear me out

its safe to say we've now built 2 teams around Gerrard, neither of these 2 teams have won the league, thats common knowledge

Gerrard has a massive influence in the goings on at our club, IMO, he has way too much influence, at the end of the day, he's simply Steven Gerrard, a player for Liverpool football club, he isnt Liverpool Football Club!

since alonso has left, he's been in no uncertain terms, SHITE, there, i said it, alot have thought it, ill have the balls to say it

i honestly think, unless we get another midfielder of alonsos ilk, who'll do all Gerrards donkey work for him ,then all we'll have is another sulky, inconsistant Gerrard on the pitch, he simply cannot play centre midfield anoymore, he hasnt been effective as an out and out centre midfielder since he was about 23, and thats not me being mad, thats actually true

he's now also 30 years of age, so no spring chicken, if we're offered £30 million for him now, thats the last time that money will ever be offered, so now is the time

give Reina the armband, buy someone else, (who im not so sure yet)

and bobs your uncle, and Fannies your aunt

[stalker]

im only taking our chairman on his word, that all the money would be reinvested, and of course, if it wasnt, then i wouldnt want anybody sold


What gives him the right to be 'taken on his word'? Do you take Tom Hicks and George Gillet on their words too?

[Liverpool-law]

My biggest problem is I reckon if he goes Torres goes...

[Carroll9]

I'm sick at reading the comments of some people on this site wanting to off load our captain,talisman and best player for the past 10 years.I think it shows a serious lack of respect.If we sold Gerrard.Who would be next? Torres,Masch,Pepe.Liverpool have never been a selling club and even if he was sold for say 20 or 30 million.Where do people think the money would go? Straight to RBS.Roy would be lucky to see 2 million.

[Juan]

My biggest problem is I reckon if he goes Torres goes...

Same here,imo...id say that might be the last straw.

[john gotti]

I'm sick at reading the comments of some people on this site wanting to off load our captain,talisman and best player for the past 10 years.I think it shows a serious lack of respect.If we sold Gerrard.Who would be next? Torres,Masch,Pepe.Liverpool have never been a selling club and even if he was sold for say 20 or 30 million.Where do people think the money would go? Straight to RBS.Roy would be lucky to see 2 million.


+1

[Niall]

Roy Hodgson has reiterated Liverpool have no interest in selling Steven Gerrard this summer and revealed he's held an encouraging meeting with the captain.

The new boss confirmed the Reds have received no offers for the 30-year-old and insisted the club's star players are not for sale.

"I have met with Steven and thought the talks were positive," Hodgson told a press conference at Liverpool's pre-season training camp in Switzerland.

"We are in a situation where we hear our players are being courted by other teams but it is all just rumours.

"What we haven't had is a club wanting to buy Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard is not for sale - I made that clear to him.

"I told him I supported the club's policy that we don't want to sell our best players and have to start building again.

"We want to build our team around these players. He understands that position, but clubs can get into players' ears and make promises. It destabilises the club and the players and we can't do anything about it."

[Ron1892]

Bit of good news..Think Gerrard will appreciate playing for Roy, as he seems to be the kind of manager to throw a arm around a player, and i think Gerrard needed that last season.

Also after the world cup i think he will need it too..And i expect to see a gerrard firing on full cyclinders come August, as he will be starting the season injury free i hope, and he will be looking to make up for the disappointing season last season and also the poor world cup..

[MutantNinjaSkrtel]

Be nice if he made a statement himself to commit his future to Liverpool instead of just the national team.If he is staying I hope it's because he genuinely wants to be here and not by default because Madrid wouldn't pay the cash.

[Paul]

Be nice if he made a statement himself to commit his future to Liverpool instead of just the national team.If he is staying I hope it's because he genuinely wants to be here and not by default because Madrid wouldn't pay the cash.

Just did :)

http://ht.ly/2dQd3

[Ron1892]

Just did :)

http://ht.ly/2dQd3

Get in there Stevie..

Steven Gerrard is our captain
Steven Gerrard is a red

[glen]

Just did :)

http://ht.ly/2dQd3


great to see stevie staying all we need now is a comment from torres and where set

[wertyu]

Great news to hear, and that he wanted to speak with Roy privatley and was happy with his plans!

[Paul]

Tabloids wont be happy, Cole signed, Gerrard staying....imagine how pissed they'll be when nando commits :) They'll give up all together is Masch stays ;)

[graham]

Great stuff :D

Torres still on his holidays so we won't hear anything until he gets back.
But it doesn't matter cos he's going nowhere anyway

[glen]

Steven Gerrard today warmly welcomed the signing of Joe Cole after the midfielder agreed a four-year deal with the Reds subject to a medical.

"It's a great signing for us" said the Liverpool skipper. "I know Joe well through the England set-up and have seen first hand just how good a player he is.

"He's proved his ability over many years in the Premier League, sometimes against us - so it will be fantastic to play alongside him in a red shirt for Liverpool.

"I've told him what a great club this is and I'm sure Joe's the sort of exciting talent our fans will love to see."

Commenting for the first time on the media speculation surrounding his own future, Gerrard revealed: "I made it clear that I simply needed to concentrate on the World Cup and then have a decent holiday with my family.

"I wanted the chance to meet Roy Hodgson privately and having done so I'm very impressed with his plans for the future of the team.

"I've only returned to training today at Melwood with some of the other World Cup players, but I can't wait for the new season to start.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/stevie-joe-will-be-fantastic

[LFC Lad]

Fantastic news. Well done Stevie G!

[MrsPepe]

Good news 2 days in a row, not used to this:p

[clayton]

Roy said today that Gerrard was a big factor in Cole signing for us, so that surely means that our skipper is staying.

[Clerk]

This is fantastic news. I wouldn't have blamed him if he left but I was praying he wouldn't really.

He is staying purely out of his love for the club.

Absolute legend.

Can't wait to watch him for another 5 years. :):):):)

I think Torres will stay now. The 2 were kind of linked in my eyes. The Joe Cole signing was a master stroke.

Delighted.

[Fran74]

All this feeling of positivity around the place is starting to worry me :)

[GaryMc]

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has reaffirmed his commitment to the club - and says he is "very impressed" with new manager Roy Hodgson's plans.

Gerrard - along with Fernando Torres - has been linked with a move away from Anfield this summer, with Real Madrid said to be among his suitors.

But after Hodgson revealed the midfielder had played a key role in luring Joe Cole to the club, Gerrard says it will be "fantastic to play alongside him in a red shirt for Liverpool".

He added in the Liverpool Echo: "It is a great signing for us. I know Joe well through the England set-up and have seen first hand just how good a player he is.

"I've told him what a great club this is and I'm sure Joe's the sort of exciting talent our fans will love to see."

Of his own future, he said: "I made it clear that I simply needed to concentrate on the World Cup and then have a decent holiday with my family.

"I wanted the chance to meet Roy Hodgson privately and having done so, I'm very impressed with his plans for the future."

Hodgson had earlier said: "Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard did a good job in selling the club to Joe at the recent World Cup.

"He was undecided about what he wanted to do and to be fair it takes a bit more selling to persuade a Londoner who has played all his life in London to move up to Liverpool.

"The simple solution would have been to stay in the London area."

He added on talkSPORT: "I am pleased to get the player because it is very important to try to improve our squad as much as we can in order to reach the high goals we have set ourselves.

"It is also pleasing the reaction of the fans has been as positive as our reaction, so at the moment that is perfect.

"Now it is up to Joe to show on the field he is the right man."

Carragher, meanwhile, feels the signing of Cole proved a point to their Barclays Premier League rivals who maybe thought the club were on the slide after a disappointing seventh-placed finish.

"It's great news and it is a message that Liverpool mean business," said the 32-year-old.

"We have signed a top international player who has been really important for Chelsea.

"A lot of clubs wanted to sign him but it is a real coup that he has chosen to come here and you have got to give the manager and the board a pat on the back for convincing him to come here.

"Every supporter that I have spoken to is absolutely delighted and all the players are the same - it's given everyone a boost, just at the right time.

"It has been a long summer and we have been in a transitional period but now the World Cup is out of the way, we can start to look forward again.

"The fact we have got him has given everyone a boost around the city. It's good news again and, hopefully, there will be more to come.

"It's the kind of signing that we needed to make."

[KOPSTAR]

All this feeling of positivity around the place is starting to worry me :)

Dont be worried Keep the faith ,cole what a signing keep it going ROY one or two more would be great :) all the way to the new season Please. ;)

[Niall]

LIVERPOOL legend Phil Thompson believes the signing of Joe Cole was crucial in convincing skipper Steven Gerrard to stay at Anfield.

The ex-Reds captain says the acquisition of the former Chelsea star on a free transfer helped new boss Roy Hodgson to prove the club’s ambition to their talisman.

“It’s fantastic news that Steven is staying,” Thompson said this afternoon.

“With Joe Cole signing and Steven staying, things are really coming together this summer.

“I’m sure the signing of Cole played a part in his decision. Cole is someone Steven and Jamie Carragher know very well from the England set-up.

“It shows the ambition of the club for the coming season and it’s Roy Hodgson carrying out what he promised.

“That signing sent out a message not only to the players at Liverpool but to players at other clubs considering their futures.

“Steven’s decision also shows that Hodgson is a very good man manager. He will have spoken to Steven about his vision and obviously Steven liked what he heard.”

Thompson admits he feared with no Champions League football on offer Gerrard may have decided to opt for a new challenge with Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho keen on taking him to the Bernabeu.

“I wasn’t 100% convinced Steven was going to stay,” he said.

“Top players like Fernando Torres and him should be playing in the Champions League. The hope was he would commit for another 12 months to help the club get back into the top four and that’s the case.

“Steven needed to see the club were determined to get back to where they belong.

“I’m also sure Steven appreciates the fact the club has signed good English players this summer with Cole following Jonjo Shelvey to Anfield.

“I think with Roy in charge we will see a shift towards a more English side and that’s great.

“With the change in manager, Cole signing and Steven agreeing to stay there’s a really positive vibe.

“Now we need Torres and Javier Mascherano to follow suit. Then we need to get the ownership issue sorted.”

[locallad]

Stevie is staying at Liverpool, he wanted to just focus on the world cup thats all, its the media stiring things up just to sell a few rags!!!

[ROCCO]

Im confused ....

[sean]

Good news 2 days in a row, not used to this:p

Wait for it. Yesterday they announced a ticket price hike after we were told Joe Cole is on the way. Expect them to announce the club is no longer for sale later this afternoon :eek:

[Niall]

Roy Hodgson today praised Steven Gerrard's commitment to Liverpool Football Club and admitted that he can't wait to start working with the Reds skipper.

Gerrard returned for his first day of pre-season training at Melwood this morning and immediately spoke of his excitement at the prospect of linking up with new signing Joe Cole and just how impressed he had been with the new manager's plans for the season.

"It's a great piece of news," Hodgson told LFC TV at the club's Swiss training camp. "There won't be anyone in Liverpool today who isn't delighted to hear that.

"I'm really pleased about it because I've got great respect for Steven Gerrard.

"He's a player who I was really looking forward to working with when I came to Liverpool. It seems now with that commitment that this will happen.

"It gives everyone a boost without question.

"It will be a tough season, with a lot of matches and the disappointment of last season is going to take a while to dissipate, but it is very good that our best player is still going to be playing at this club.

"Hopefully with the signing of Joe Cole - and if we are lucky one or two others, to boost the squad - we will be going into this season's competition, maybe stronger on paper than we were last season."

[MrsPepe]

Wait for it. Yesterday they announced a ticket price hike after we were told Joe Cole is on the way. Expect them to announce the club is no longer for sale later this afternoon :eek:

true, I should no better at this stage

[Bren100]

Inlight of this news coming the day after Cole signed, Id say Stevie had something to do with Cole coming to Liverpool. I wouldnt be surprised if he told the club, we HAVE to get Cole, he is too good to miss out on, on a free.

Infact, the way Cole spoke about Carra (with respect to his footballing knowledge) Id say Carra had a hand in it at the World Cup to convince him to come to Liverpool too

[djdwainec]

Great news that he's staying, hopefully Torres won't be much longer in coming out and stating he's staying too

[Shay]

Wait for it. Yesterday they announced a ticket price hike after we were told Joe Cole is on the way. Expect them to announce the club is no longer for sale later this afternoon :eek:

Feel a bit sick now:(..................

[mickdel]

Stevie Stayin... tink any transfer for him now is dead in the water

Cole Sigin in.... great bonus to have lost Yossi and then to get Joe on a free plus 6m great coup by whoever gerrrard roy carra....

Torres will stay.... tink any deal for him now is dead also, unless somebody comes in with a off the wall amount like 80m can't see them sellin him or allowin him to leave on the cheap.

Mascherano... now he's a differnt matter tink he could still go, alot a noise about him wantin to join Rafa at Inter..

[Meijer the trier]

I wouldnt have blamed him for walking with all the shite he had to put up with last season.

When Gerrard retires and the experts start compiling lists of the greatest Liverpool players of all time, I think this guy will be on the top of most lists.

[smarten]

This is great news!! Am really liking this week with all the good news. Am very impressed with Roy and how he handles all this. Like his style of man management

[Alex Raisbeck]

Well in Stevie!

[Molby Is a Legend]

Wait for it. Yesterday they announced a ticket price hike after we were told Joe Cole is on the way. Expect them to announce the club is no longer for sale later this afternoon :eek:

Im sorry sean but if this happens im hunting you down :D