Why is Gerrard being offered a new 2 year contract, supposedly at 150 grand per week?
The 34 year old is under contract til the end of June 2015..........so why the feck we do need to be offering at this point, a then 35 year old a new extravagant deal?
He's going to be the most expensive tea maker in the history of the club.
He shot our title hopes apart in May, with his lunacy against Chelsea.
And as captain, helped throw away a three goal lead at Palace.
He never was a sweeper, nor will he ever be a sweeper.
What exactly does the lad have to do, before the emperor is seen to have no clothes.
Not having a pop at the manager here, but does he genuinely believe in Gerrard, or does he think he needs to keep the fans on side and this is the best way of doing it, or even not cause a potential riff?
I find it hard to believe he is now/still the best option we can find for the holding/deep lying playmaker role.
At this stage of his career, age and with his injury record, he should be on a rolling 1 year contract with the club holding the sole right over the decision/conditions of renewal or not.
I know there's a sense of 'Liverpool without Gerrard' would feel wrong to some and scary to others, which is understandable if you've not experienced teams without previous iconic players leaving.
Watching John Barnes shuffle around as a deep lying midfielder in Roy Evans' team was a sad sight after the player he'd been. Him moving to Newcastle was a relief, likewise Tommy Smith moving to Swansea.
