Knew this thread would be full of knee-jerk "lets keep him!"
He's been one of the worst this season for not looking interested and he's given far too many post-matchers where he's doing anything but taking any sort of responsibility.
I know message boards don't have the capacity for a nuanced discussion so I'll throw the disclaimer out here now - I'm glad he had a good game, glad he scored, very much appreciate his years of service, effort and winding up the scousers.
But its time for him to move on. He's come good the last few weeks but he's been trying to leave for years. His performances throughout the season can't be papered over because he's got his head down at the end and he's clearly got a problem with other members of the squad. We also need to be trimming the wage bill to get some genuine world class talents in and that means moving on the players in the twilights of their career on massive wages.
So big thanks, but let's move on or we'll wind up in the same position next year.
He's been one of the worst this season for not looking interested and he's given far too many post-matchers where he's doing anything but taking any sort of responsibility.
I know message boards don't have the capacity for a nuanced discussion so I'll throw the disclaimer out here now - I'm glad he had a good game, glad he scored, very much appreciate his years of service, effort and winding up the scousers.
But its time for him to move on. He's come good the last few weeks but he's been trying to leave for years. His performances throughout the season can't be papered over because he's got his head down at the end and he's clearly got a problem with other members of the squad. We also need to be trimming the wage bill to get some genuine world class talents in and that means moving on the players in the twilights of their career on massive wages.
So big thanks, but let's move on or we'll wind up in the same position next year.