Stevie was special, the kid had the lot

There’s a way to write about this rationally and without sentiment.

Yeah, right…

The greatest Liverpool player of the modern era has decided to go. Not immediately, of course. Only sensible clubs do these things the right way, unlike borderline lunatic asylums. Steven Gerrard has taken his decision now “so the manager and the team are not distracted by stories or speculation about my future” … that’s almost sweet in its complete naivety. Let the torrent of nonsense gush forth.