Totally agree, which is perhaps easy to say for someone who doesn’t support Liverpool, but it seems a shame that people are determined to forget the great times a player has given them and perhaps diminish the memories. Ideally you’d thank the player for everything and wish them well. I get that it hurts though, a home grown player of such quality leaving when Liverpool are on the up (although Bradley is clearly a top replacement.)
I knew Owen had kind of cursed his own legacy (exacerbated by the Man United move) but I had wondered how McManaman was viewed. Arsenal fans vilified Frank Stapleton for joining United and Michael Thomas Liverpool, although not Liam Brady who went to Juventus! Maybe Van Persie (not home grown) would still be received warmly had he joined a European team rather than United, though personally I understand why he put his trophy ambitions first as he neared 30 and appreciated the 100+goals he scored for us, including many against Spurs! Hopefully time will heal the disharmony, as it did with Thomas (although if the scorer of the club’s most famous ever goal isn’t appreciated, something is clearly wrong!)
Totally agree, which is perhaps easy to say for someone who doesn’t support Liverpool, but it seems a shame that people are determined to forget the great times a player has given them and perhaps diminish the memories. Ideally you’d thank the player for everything and wish them well. I get that it hurts though, a home grown player of such quality leaving when Liverpool are on the up (although Bradley is clearly a top replacement.)
I knew Owen had kind of cursed his own legacy (exacerbated by the Man United move) but I had wondered how McManaman was viewed. Arsenal fans vilified Frank Stapleton for joining United and Michael Thomas Liverpool, although not Liam Brady who went to Juventus! Maybe Van Persie (not home grown) would still be received warmly had he joined a European team rather than United, though personally I understand why he put his trophy ambitions first as he neared 30 and appreciated the 100+goals he scored for us, including many against Spurs! Hopefully time will heal the disharmony, as it did with Thomas (although if the scorer of the club’s most famous ever goal isn’t appreciated, something is clearly wrong!)