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Steven Gerrard: missed out on winning a league title with the Reds.

Liverpool won’t sign Gerrard to get him Premier League medal, Reds chief tells fans

Peter Moore is aware of the clamour for a club legend to be handed a short-term deal at Anfield.

LIVERPOOL WILL NOT be exploring the option of bringing Steven Gerrard back to the club so that he can claim a Premier League winners’ medal, says the club’s chief executive Peter Moore.

Many supporters at Anfield have called for a legendary figure to be re-signed so that he can claim the prize which eluded him throughout a distinguished playing career.

Gerrard came close to tasting domestic glory while on Merseyside, but suffered a collection of agonising near misses.

He is now three years into retirement and the current manager of Scottish giants Rangers.

Moore admits that would present a sizeable obstacle in any discussions over a return to Liverpool, while a current member of Jurgen Klopp’s squad would also be asked to step aside.

With all of that taken into account, there is considered to be no chance of Gerrard making an emotional return to his roots at the age of 39.

“Let me explain what would have to happen,” Moore said in quotes reported by South African website Soccer Laduma.

“So the question is, ‘can we bring Steven Gerrard back to get a Premier League medal?’ and the question I ask you is: which player do you want to cut from the squad to make that happen?

“If you haven’t noticed, he’s the employee of a different football club at the same time as well.

“Look, we all love Stevie G and we’re all very proud of him for his managerial career, but I keep seeing this ‘bring him in on a five-day contract so he can win a medal’ [but] it just doesn’t happen that way.

“Chemistry in a dressing room is important. Can you imagine that? That you have to cut a player, to say ‘you’re not going to get a medal’?

“It’s not like they’re handing these things out to everybody, you’ve got a squad, right? And thirdly, you can’t add a player to a squad once it’s locked. Other than that, it’s really possible.”

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    Sep 21st 2016, 11:45 AM

    *Standing Ovation*

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    Sep 21st 2016, 5:08 PM

    That first pic is very Bill and Monica. Jus sayin…

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    Sep 21st 2016, 8:42 PM

    Sharp

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    Sep 21st 2016, 8:58 PM

    Fionnuala seems to have gas

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    Sep 21st 2016, 11:50 PM

    Which one is Bill do you think

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    Mute Dave Murray
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    Sep 21st 2016, 11:48 AM

    I read in one of the newspapers that she obtained two tickets from the Mayo Country board….I hope this isn’t true?

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    Sep 21st 2016, 2:31 PM

    What would you expect Dave usual shenanigans in the gaa. She should have joined chairde maigh eo and attended as much as possible that would look good on a greasy lying crook sorry I mean look good on a local politicians cv wouldn’t it?

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    Mute Richard Cunningham
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    Sep 21st 2016, 11:50 AM

    I couldn’t get a ticket either.. Guess the Gaa must be discriminating against me also !!

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    Mute Robert James Behan
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    Sep 21st 2016, 11:53 AM

    Thats a very tender looking photograph….. Wonder will be state sponsored phone calls to Kenya to explain that she and Enda are just ‘friends’?

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    Mute Tony Skillington
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    Sep 21st 2016, 3:15 PM

    “G’wan Michelle..have a rummage around my junk”…

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    Mute ballbreaker
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    Sep 21st 2016, 3:48 PM

    That’s one dirty look from Yer wan on the left …..Enda’s missus by any chance ?

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    Mute David Thomas
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    Sep 21st 2016, 5:09 PM

    I think so

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    Mute John Flanagan
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    Sep 21st 2016, 5:48 PM

    @ballbreaker: Yep, that is indeed IndaKinny’s long-suffering wifey.

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    Mute Keith
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    Sep 21st 2016, 2:37 PM

    So the politicians get in free while the ordinary fan has to pay????

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    Mute Tony Mcgrath
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    Sep 21st 2016, 11:49 AM

    Invite pat Spillane he can judge is it puke football or not

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    Mute Aidan Molyneux
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    Sep 21st 2016, 8:20 PM

    Jaysus . Don’t invite Joe Umbrella. The sarcasm if the shower of shites do arrive

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    Mute prop joe
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    Sep 21st 2016, 4:15 PM

    Great move by shamrock rovers. She’ll be complaining about not getting international tickets next, if we look like Qualifing for the world cup. She’s a great sports fan of teams doing well.

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    Mute Phil Quinlan
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    Sep 21st 2016, 3:17 PM

    Super initiative..

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    Mute Jho Harris
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    Sep 21st 2016, 6:11 PM

    @Phil Quinlan: Bad scant to Rovers, they would not give even one free ticket to a former player for his 80th birthday a few/years ago, Bray Wanderers another team my father in law played for were delighted to mark the occasion for him as were his other old team in Holyhead but Rovers refused point blank to make any gesture, not even a card and now these parasites get freebies. I hope the karma is instant for them.

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    Mute Eamon
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    Sep 21st 2016, 4:12 PM

    Well done Rovers, but don’t hold your breath . These people are out for their own publicity, not LOI

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    Sep 21st 2016, 1:40 PM

    Ballina is traditionally Sligo Rovers so this will go down well on the east bound N59

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    Mute Dean Glennon
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    Sep 21st 2016, 5:42 PM

    Have to give it to Michael D he goes to some amount of games. Id say he would be a better pundit than most spoofers especially when games are played on Rte and any real fan just has to laugh.

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    Sep 21st 2016, 2:09 PM

    She got tickets in the end.

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    Sep 21st 2016, 4:27 PM

    She only goes to finals. In Rovers’ case she might have to wait a while.

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    Sep 21st 2016, 6:45 PM

    Michelle Mulhern dumped out of the Dail by her own voters and returns to the seanad by appointment of the fuhrer. Big mouth and well disliked down her own country.

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    Sep 21st 2016, 4:48 PM

    Absolutely fantastic idea rovers let us know how many turn up ok

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    Sep 21st 2016, 3:28 PM

    INDEPENDENT TD Mick Wallace might apply if the Boys are not playing

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    Sep 21st 2016, 5:20 PM

    O God she isnt going to kiss him, I feel sick….

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    Sep 21st 2016, 4:32 PM

    Give them a water,i mean warm,welcome.

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    Sep 21st 2016, 7:24 PM

    Rewarding the giant Ego of the West.

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    Sep 21st 2016, 8:52 PM

    Ohhh Mrs Kenny is keeping her eye on her

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    Sep 21st 2016, 8:03 PM

    Why don’t they let everyone in free? Again the ordinary Joe’s are pushed out!

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    Sep 21st 2016, 9:33 PM

    I notice Kenny’s wife keeping an eye on things..

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    Sep 22nd 2016, 6:13 AM

    Clever publicity stunt by Rovers. As a paying season ticket holder I wouldn’t get too upset about the offer. Unlikely to see many TDs and Senators there anyway. At least Michael D will be there. Like Mick W. he goes to the less glamorous games.

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    Sep 22nd 2016, 8:11 AM

    Fans who are real supporters can’t get tickets every year. Yet politicians seem to think they have a God given right to tickets. If ya have seen the amount of fans looking for tickets .to be quoted seven hundred .

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