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Liverpool Skipper's Open Letter To Liverpool FC Fans
Topic Started: May 27 2015, 05:49 PM (223 Views)
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Liverpool Echo: Steven Gerrard writes open letter to Liverpool FC fans as he bids farewell to the club and city he loves

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Steven Gerrard today writes an open letter to Liverpool FC fans as he prepares to depart the city and club he loves.

The long-standing Anfield captain played his last game for the Reds in Sunday’s clash with Stoke, in typical fashion going out with a goal.

The final whistle at the Britannia brought to an end a legendary Liverpool career which many believe is the finest there has ever been.

A first team career that stretched back to 1998 and his debut as an 18-year-old under Gerard Houllier though his association with Liverpool stretched back another 10 years before that when he arrived at the club as an eight-year-old.

Twenty seven years later he leaves after 710 games – third on the all-time list – and 186 goals, just days short of his 35th birthday.

As he prepares for a new life in Los Angeles with the Galaxy, Gerrard today uses the pages of the ECHO to say goodbye and said: “I’ve been blown away by the send-off I’ve been given by the supporters and I’d like to thank every one of you.

“It’s been very humbling and it’s something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. It’s been an absolute privilege to represent this football club for so long.”
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'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.' - Bill Shankly, Liverpool F.C.
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Saying goodbye hasn’t been easy.

Liverpool Football Club has been such a massive part of my life since I was eight years old and I know how much I’m going to miss it.

It’s been an emotional time for my family and I with my final game at Anfield against Crystal Palace and then my last appearance away to Stoke City.

But I’ve been blown away by the send-off I’ve been given by the supporters and I’d like to thank every one of you.

It’s been very humbling and it’s something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.

It’s been an absolute privilege to represent this football club for so long.

Of course the pinnacle of my career arrived in Istanbul 10 years ago.

That was the best night of my life.

When I lifted the European Cup, there was no prouder man on the planet.

It meant so much to me to deliver that trophy for you

The supporters played such a big part in helping to inspire that famous comeback against AC Milan.

I’ll never forget how they helped to lift our chins off the floor after that nightmare first half.

People have often asked me about the pressure on my shoulders to deliver for Liverpool but I’ve never seen that as a burden.

There’s been huge responsibility on me but I’ve always loved and embraced that.

It’s been a massive honour to be captain of this club for so long.

I’ve always given my best and tried to lead by example.

I’ve been very fortunate to play alongside some incredible players and for managers who have all helped me to improve and develop.

I’m proud of what I’ve given back – the sacrifices, the dedication and the loyalty over the years.

But more than anything I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to play in front of these fans for so long.

I want to keep playing every week in the final few years of my career and I’m looking forward to embarking on a new challenge with Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS.

I’ll be away for the next couple of years but this isn’t the end of my long association with Liverpool Football Club

I’ve been a supporter all my life and that will continue.

I hope to get the opportunity to come back and serve the club again one day.

I feel that I can make a contribution in some role in the future.

When I was a kid, kicking a ball around in Ironside Road in Huyton, all I ever wanted to do was play for Liverpool. I dreamed of pulling that shirt on just once.

I never thought I’d get close to achieving that so to be able to look back on a first-team career of 710 appearances spanning 17 years. I am immensely proud.

I have loved every minute of playing for the best supporters in the world.

It’s been an amazing journey

There have been some glorious highs and some crushing lows, but throughout you have given me fantastic support and I’ll never forget that.

The highs have been all the sweeter because they have been achieved with my boyhood club. We have shared those special moments together.

I hope to get the opportunity to come back and serve the club again one day.

I feel that I can make a contribution in some role in the future.

But today is all about looking back and saying thank you to the fans for the magnificent support you have given me over the past two decades.

You have helped me to fulfil my dreams over and over again and given me memories I wouldn’t swap for anything.

Thank you.
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