Friday, August 17, 2012

The Departures


Dirk Kuyt was the first to leave and ensuring a future personal visit to see him in Turkey when he moved to Fenerbahce for just £1m. His sterling service and personality will be missed sorely.
Maxi Rodriguez has taken over the mantle of our favourite Argentinian with his departure to Newell’s Old Boys for an undisclosed fee. An introvert, his moments in the spotlight were both numerous as well as dramatic.
Next up was Fabio Aurelio, the move back home to Gremio for free a loss to Liverpool in both fiscal and spiritual senses. Despite a mostly unglamorous turn, his effort was very much appreciated, especially with the odd strikes at goal.
Then comes the on again off again saga that was Alberto Aquilani. Despite featuring on the American tour, he has moved to Fiorentina for an undisclosed sum. Being Aquilani, it would be no surprise to us to see him resurface in our colours in some future game.
Third stringers and previous hopes for the future Toni Silva (Barnsley, free), David Amoo (Preston, free) and Stephen Darby (Bradford, free) can now have the chance to prove Liverpool wrong and come back to haunt us in some future cup tie. We wish them well.
Craig Bellamy rendered our expensively procured replica jersey redundant overnight when he gleefully accepted first team football in his home at Cardiff. Those lures were too strong to resist and swapping one red shirt for another may be another added bonus. Thanks for all the memories.
It has been good having you all. Thank you.


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