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[JamCar05]

Good lad, who was a loyal servant for many years and gave us some fantastic goals to cheer about along the way. Wish him all the best in Rome. Hopefully he'll come watch us play in the CL final in his own backyard come May

[The Manhattan Project]

Dear fans of Liverpool FC,

After seven seasons at Anfield, it's time for me to "walk on". In many ways it feels inspiring and exciting to be familiar with the pressure of a new employer, meet new fans, meet a new culture and play a new kind of football. I look forward to this new adventure, but I travel with a loss.

Because, it's not easy for me to leave you - the world's best supporters! I've been thinking about this almost every day this summer. After seven wonderful seasons, and more than 340 matches for Liverpool, I never had the opportunity to make a real and proper goodbye with you - the world's most motivating fans. You have always supported me and the team and I want you all to know how important you've been to me and the other players.

I've been giving my "thank you" to the club, the staff and the players and they'll always have a special place in my heart. And this is my thank-you letter to all the fans out there that have been supporting me during these years. I will follow the team closely from Italy and will stay in touch with many of the players and many of my friends in Liverpool.

With respect to the many hundreds of great moments I have experienced in red, it will be unfair to draw up one highlight rather than another. There has always been the highlight of wearing the red shirt at Anfield. It's always been a privilege to have the initials LFC on the space closest to the heart. As you all know I was a player who always, no matter what, gave 110 per cent in every training session and every game. I always tried to give you the entertainment you deserved. Even in the bad moments you were there for me and the team.

To play in front of the red crowd, every minute has been a privilege. Even after my unfortunate own goal against Chelsea in the Champions League semi last April - where all our dreams were crushed - I felt the support and sympathies from you as real and important. When I signed seven years ago, I couldn't in my wildest dreams expect the journey you all gave me. I will always be grateful for that. A big thank-you to you all.

I'm 100 per cent sincere when I say that I will always remember all the great moments we've had and you - our fans - have such great importance for these great matches and great moments. Liverpool FC will have a lot more great moments like this in the future and I hope that I will experience great things with my new team - AS Roma. I hope you will continue to follow my career.

Therefore, I do not say goodbye, but so long. Arrivederci - Walk on!

Sincerely,
John Arne Riise
"The ginger".

Very classy.


Good luck JAR.

[tubby]

from what I have seen of dossena I would of rather kept riise.

Same here. He doesnt even look good enough to tie his boots let alone be a starter in his position.

[Simari]

from what I have seen of dossena I would of rather kept riise.

errr yeah... right... i dont' know if you're included... but there were tons of you who were criticising riise like he was a piece of garbage... every match it was riise and kuyt's fault...


Anyway good luck JAR!... I thought you were one of the best attacking left backs in the world when you were at peak...so many one time volley goals from the left at the end of gerrard's crosses! and with a bit more confidence and patience shown in you by rafa, you would've continued contributing for us...

Erm.

We hoped Rafa would buy better since HE deemed Riise not good enough. Dossena is turning out to be like for like - better crossing, but not likely to give us the ocassional belter.

As for Riise, good luck lad and thanks for the scorching memories !

[GYBS]

Riise had  more chance of smacking someone in the face in row z during the last season and a half to two seasons. He had peaked with us and i for one was fustrated that everytime the ball got to him 30 yards out he would try and blast it with most if not all ending in the stands - the years before that he was superb for us just had already peaked for us and we needed someone new to give us something different - who knows if dossena will do that as its early days yet .

[Igor Zidane]

Nice touch JAR , all the best lad.

[faldo]

do you remember a couple of seasons ago after a defeat to manu, guys like carragher and reine was in the papers saying the league was over. we was only about 10 points behind with plenty of games to play. this  seem to really anger risse that his team mates were so keen to concede the title....we need more will to win spirit like this. we love picking on players who invest their heart in the club guys like cisse who was on his knees begging to stay but we booed him in home matches to the point he only played the away matches,kuyt runs his socks off but i give him mad stick....its strange.

[lakes10]

I am still gutted he is gone, we need him even more now.

Good Luck.

[babu]

Good luck JAR, gonna miss those pile drivers of yours.

[Reg]

Nice lad, loyal and always a good ambassador.  Always welcome back.

[masterraj]

Good luck and all the best to him. Not to many with a shot like his on them:(

[J*o*n*D*o*e]

good luck JAR lad pity you`ll be remembered for that goal 

[LFC2007]

Don't know what say in this thread really. Goodbye John? (Is he reading this?)

[ConnO'var]

Thanks for everything John...... Good luck in Rome.

[babu]

Don't know what say in this thread really. Goodbye John? (Is he reading this?)

He just sent me an sms saying thanks, so he must be.