The hoopla surrounding Steven Gerrard's farewell was deemed appropriate by some and regarded as maudlin and overblown by others, ie. the blasphemers.
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Either way, the Liverpool supporters were keen to say their goodbyes. One autograph hunter was bold enough to try and focus Gerrard's mind on pastures new. Thrusting a LA Galaxy in front of the golden boy in Liverpool's inner sanctum was a daring, not so say reckless, move.
Gerrard treated the jersey with the much the same professional disdain as Rory McIlroy treated the tricolour that was thrown at him at the Congressional a few years back.
