Keeping Stevie was the signing of the decade, and keeping him was so important to rafa Benitez's managerial career at Liverpool.
If he would have gone we would be around the 8th or 10th position now.
Not through any fault of Rafa but just for the shear quality of having a born and bread scouser as captain who can play in any position apart from being a goalie.
I was devastated when he was going to leave us twice so where many others, but it would have been catastophic had this lad have left us.
Look at Manure since Roy Keane has left no driving force what so ever, Arsenal have been awful no driving force in there either, but Roy Keane is Irish and Patrick Viera was french they still had heart but not as much heart to be the captain of your home town club.
Rafa was bringing in Xabi Alonso and Michael Essien for Gerrard, Gerrards replacements but as much as I love Xabi and his passes he could never replace stevie, and well erm Essien is not fit to lace Steven boots.
This lad can play defensive midfield, attacking midfield, striker, centre half, Centre back, people bang on about Frank Lampard, but he can only play one postion and thats attacking midfield.
gerrards such an all round player in my eyes red tinted specs off he is the best player in the premiership.
He is an absolute pleasure to watch, I am extremly proud of a fella scouser to have him as our captain, and he is the most important player in the rafalution.