He's a bit of an irrelevance for many football fans. It's his own fault, but his image as a player gets overlooked by his snide, boring personality and his actions later on in his career. He's one of the most talented forwards we've ever had, I truly believe that. His numbers back that up. As a kid he was my hero, he was in the team just before Stevie and I had every kit with his number on. I was gutted when he left and I was desperate for him to come back but he went to Newcastle.
But I was just a kid then and as I've gotten older I've realized that I'm glad he didn't. I've realized that was always focused on himself and England and he didn't really care too much about Liverpool. The way he left, the way he acted, the things he said and then joining that lot down the road ended any affinity I had for him. I don't hate him but I simply don't care too much about him. This is a rather odd appointment I have to say.
