Always thought he was a good role model........ reputation and could be in tatters because of a moment of madness! According to the Guidian "Steven Gerrard 'punched victim with speed of a professional boxer'Liverpool captain faces trial alone as co-defendants plead guilty over brawl at nightclub in Southport....." http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jul/21/steven-gerrard-court-trial Footballers are household names and live the life of the rich and famous... what the hell was Gerrard thinking going to dodgy nighclub in stockport, you wouldn't catch golden balls in their!!! in the vicinity of rival club (manchester) surrounded by drunks, who all know who you are... sadly they cannot live normal life and some idiots will target rich and famous, and do what ever it takes to provoke them... You've got to wonder what Gerrard was thinking putting himself in that position.
It was Southport not Stockport - Southport a little bit more upmarket - alot of the Liverpool based players live there/ Formby Not that I am excusing what happened, (if it happened) and I agree with your sentiments.
and it gets worse (needs sound) http://www.fanchants.com/football-songs/everton-chants/steve-everton/ Poor lad. He looks like a nice boy.
Found it. (to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody) Is this our Stevie? Captain of LFC? Arrested in Southport All caught on CCTV. Open "The Sun" It's there on Page One, you'll see. I'm just a Scouser I need some help Because I'm Huyton-born, Huyton-bred Once a Blue, now a Red. Whatever the truth is, it doesn't really matter to me. [Piano: Dumm di dum dum, dumm di dum dum] Rafa! It's Stevie here. I've just t*watted a DJ And they've taken him away. Rafa, we were four points clear But now I fear we'll throw it all away! Rafa! Ooooooooooh. Didn't mean to make you sigh If I'm not back in time to play at Preston Tinker on, tinker on, my career is all in tatters.... [Piano: Dum di dum di dum, dum di dum di dum] Too late! It's Walton Jail. I don't think that I can cope I can't bend down for the soap. Goodbye everybody - I've got to go Gotta leave the Kop behind and face the Bench. Rafa! Ooooooooooo! (Anyway the sh*it blows) I don't want to go to jail I sometimes wish I'd never joined Liverpoo-ool! [Piano, guitar and stuff] I see a little silhouetto of Hamman There's ,more dosh, there's more dosh if I sign for Man City But joining such a sh*ite team is very very frightening to me Calling Barry (It's Rick Parry) Calling Barry (It's Rick Parry) Calling Barry! He's Magnific-o-o-o-o I'm just a poor boy from a Scouse family He's just a poor boy from a Scouse family Spare him his job says Co-Coach Sammy Lee Piano: Tinkle, tinkle tinkle Easy come easy go! Will you let me go? It's me, La! No! We will not let you go! Let him go! It's me, La! No! We will not let you go! Let him go! No no no no no no! Rafa! Sammy! Rafa! Sammy! Rafa! Sammy! Get me out! A Big House con has a shower set aside for me! For meee! For meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! [Big Guitar Riff] So you think you can say my career's in decline! So you think you can suggest my kids are not mine! Oh DJ! Can't do this to me DJ! Just gotta get out! Just gotta get right outta here! [More guitar and then the slow bit] My career is now in tatters Anyone can see Nothing really matters! Nothing really matters to me! Anyway the sh*it blows! [Cymbal: pish]
"'punched victim with speed of a professional boxer" Nothing like a newspaper making something sound worse than it is. He's a professional football player. I very much doubt he can punch as hard as a professional boxer. That's like saying there's professional boxers who can kick a ball as good as Gerrard can.
It's not really though, is it.. It says 'a professional boxer', not 'one of the best boxers in the world'.
RE: "'punched victim with speed of a professional boxer" If you read it properly, it says with the "speed" of a pro boxer - not the "power" of one. (battered)
Having enjoyed both Stockport edges it on account it doesn't have the number of scouse wannabee gangsta's and wags that infest Southport.
Aye alright .. some posh bits of both if the truth be told, but I wouldn't fancy a night out in the centre of Stockport much (which is what the initial post was claiming Gerrard was doing)
RE: Tha gets about a bit thee. Oh aye, it's a glamourous life of cheap weekends away with kids, or cheap one night away with him indoors..... I've seen some very exclusive places! Southport, Stockport, Warrington, Liverpool, Cheadle, Nottingham ... and don't even get me started on the "luxury" campsites!!
RE: Having enjoyed both I went to University in Liverpool. I can honestly say that I felt less "anxious" in Liverpool city centre then than I do on a Saturday night in Barnsley now! You are right about Southport though! Some of the property is very expensive ie £1 million plus. but the town centre at the weekend is full of wannabee gangsters and wannabee WAG's.