Finally got to watch Jamie Redknapp talking about my banner, fucking love it. 26.10 minutes in
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp2kwz_cc-lfc-vs-cardiff-post-celebration-26-02-12_lifestyle?start=5Also love the fact that in a 17 minute cameo or whatever it was Dirk came on, raced about like a man possessed who was determined to finally win a trophy with us, chasing and pressing and fighting, played a great through ball, passed it well, burst with pace past tired defenders, hit a shit shot, then scored a blinder when it fell back to him, cleared an effort of the line, then just couldn't stop another. Then he acted like a second captain, consoling Gerrard and Adam both when they missed their pens and telling the lads we could still win, geeing them up and telling them to believe, then stepped up and as fucking ice cool as he was in the last minute of a Goodison derby or a Champions League semi-final shootout, dispatched his pivotal pen that got us back on track and punching the air got the traveling Kop back believing too. I couldn't have scripted that if I'd allowed myself to dream.
Nevermind whether it changes people's long term opinions about him, because there is no reason that one cameo should. Or whether he should or shouldn't be upgraded in the summer (personally I would like us to sign a top RW and keep Dirk as a squad player and impact sub). Yesterday he stepped up to the plate when the chips were down and that's why I love him despite all his flaws.
Now let's double his trophy haul and get back on Europe's top table where we belong!