Surprise

'The last five or six weeks were the hardest of my life because I wrongly believed the club did not want me,' he told the Liverpool Echo.

'I do not want to get into attaching blame to anyone. If I blame anyone it is myself.

'I wanted my future sorting out as soon as possible after the Champions League final but the longer it went on the more misunderstandings there were.

'I will be signing a deal, maybe even today. This will not happen again next summer or ever again as far as I'm concerned.'

Welcome back Stevie. Sush, the whole world. I don't want to hear anything. Perhaps my love for Liverpool has blinded me from certain points of view but I like to remain this way - to be happy over Stevie's comeback. Twice, he turned down the big moneyspenders to remain a Red. London may have won the bid (for Olympics 2012), but no way is Gerrard leaving for London.

A big THANK YOU to all my friends. Whether is it in the form of cards, smses, handshakes and even last minute U-turns, they all meant alot to me.

Hope I'll continue to learn and grow in the year ahead.

06-07-2005