by Redman in wales » Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:19 pm
this is now on the .tv site...
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Dear Luis,
From your very first appearance we knew you would be a special player for us.
Whenever you stepped on to the pitch an air of expectation and excitement filled the ground. We never knew what you were going to do and sometimes I'm not sure that you did either...but that just made it more fun watching you!
You have a special skill and the confidence and audacity to try different things - I liked that in you.
Everybody talks about your special goals: the ones against Juventus and of course Chelsea, and that last-gasp effort against Arsenal when you came off the bench to win it for us.
If you did nothing else but score that famous goal to knock Chelsea out of the CL and take us to Istanbul on that most special of Anfield nights, you would still have been a legend to us Luis, but you gave us so many more memories.
My extra special memories of you are the way you were always first to grab the ball out of the net when we scored in Istanbul - eager to get on with the greatest comeback in the history of football; the way you played on against Everton when you were injured and the way you were always so eager to take a penalty. The joy on your face when you travelled around the city after Istanbul will always stay with me.
These moments told me what your letter finally confirmed - you knew what it takes and what it means to be a Red on the pitch and on the terraces - you wore our shirt with pride and determination.
For this Luis I will never forget you and would like to say a huge 'thank-you' for all you have done for our club. I wish you every success in your new club and health and happiness to you and your family and friends in Spain.
We will still sing your song and maybe one day you will come back to Anfield and hear it sung again.
Thank-you, Luis - You Will Never Walk Alone
Speedy1, LFC.TV message boards
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I'd like to think that letters like this were sent on to him....