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.”
I’ve heard it all now.
Peter Moore while addressing a fans Q&A in South Africa… some context wouldn’t go astray here lads
@my name: that’d explain the South African website source
@Dave O Keeffe: yep. He was actually speaking with the SA LFC Supporters Club so starting the article with “Many Supporters at Anfield have called for the legendary figure to be re-signed” is most definitely a stretch of poetic license
LFC fan — so please let me distance myself from this sentiment. What a load of balls. If you think the red tape would prove tricky, it would be nothing in comparison to convincing Stevie G to accept this lubricous sentimental gesture! Please! Rant over … now, back to the snow!
@Stephen Keane: or even ludicrous! See, so annoyed I mistyped!
@Stephen Keane: I liked lubricous too… with your permission, I may use it in future for the exceptionally ludicrous..
Slip slidin’ away
Slip slidin’ away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you’re slip slidin’ away
I know a man
He came from my home town
He wore his passion for his woman
Like a thorny crown
He said Delores
I live in fear
My love for you’s so overpowering
I’m afraid that I will disappear
Slip slidin’ away
Slip slidin’ away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you’re slip slidin’ away
@Darren World: And Paul Simon is in line for a medal too is he??
What’s your point exactly, cos there’s obtuse referencing, but this is just lubricous.
@seancreaven13: my point is he had his chance and slipped on his face. Not to worry thou, his plan B of another transfer request might work just in time for the presentation.
@Darren World: whose plan B?
Ffs .. that would be nearly as bad as John Terry at the champions league.
@Logan Shepherd: What a stupid comparison. John Terry missed one game. Slippy G hasn’t been there in how long?
@Mel Roberts: Comparison is the cringe factor Mel. I thought it was only your alter ego Peter that posted comments like that.
@Logan Shepherd: it would actually be way worse
Oh please… he’s had his chance don’t be so ridiculous
Do u not need to play in 10 games to get one?
@Ciaran Kennedy: 5 now
@Ciaran Kennedy: Do staff get medals?
Absolute madness that he even has to answer the question but if it did happen, I’d hope Chelsea would resign Demba Ba for the craic.
Most ridiculous thing ever. Brilliant player never played in a team good enough. That’s the way it goes.
@Peter Govan: above average player that cost some great teams league titles, can be viewed both ways
@Sean O’Reilly: what great teams did he cost titles?
@Sean O’Reilly: Seán the bloke was top class and if was in this current lfc team in his prime well then they would be unstoppable (if not already). As good as their midfield is not one of them would lace his boots.
Embarrassing
He’s not John Terry and Liverpool is not Chelsea.
let’s go and give messi a world cup medal too. he was alive when Argentina last won it in 1986…. oh no wait…
Sign him up as a ‘Maor Uisce’, would he qualify that way. Even part time hours……….
A great player but he had his time.
Oh good lord
Now that would be extremely embarrassing
April fools day?????
what kind of nonsense is this???looooooooooool
Clearly a slow news day!!! No one actually wants this outside of football Twitter fools
@Tony O’Sullivan: a snow news day
Is it April 1st, yet again?
Liverpool fans were always.a bit soft in the head and this is further proof of ot. Priceless
Fans can be such idiots at times