Gerrard = PFA Player Of The Year

damienom

According to the Liverpool site.

Thought Henry would be given the nod myself seeing as he looks to be on his bike.

Thanx 4 The Fish

And well deserved, has been instrumental for liverpool in their rise up the table.

Chucky the tree

Eirebhoy said the votes are cast in january. Personnally i wouldnt take any notice to it.

Gerrard hasnt even been liverpools best player this season. Carragher has.

Aquos76

Rooney got the vote for the Young player of the year.

zAbbo

It's player of the year not player of the season, Fully deserved for the European Cup winning Captain.

Chucky the tree

zabbo wrote:

It's player of the year not player of the season, Fully deserved for the European Cup winning Captain.

ah good point. Didnt think it was a calender year.

mike65

Its should be of the season really, though that excludes WC/EC.

Anyways a worthy enough winner, but I'd give it to Carra too! Defenders and Keepers never get a break.

Mike.

Jonny Arson

Player of the year for 2005 or 2005/2006, he doesn't deserve it IMO.

mike65

List of previous winners, spot trend?

1996: Les Ferdinand (Newcastle), 1997: Alan Shearer (Newcastle), 1998: Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal), 1999: David Ginola (Tottenham), 2000: Roy Keane (Manchester Utd), 2001: Teddy Sheringham (Manchester Utd), 2002: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester Utd), 2003: Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 2004: Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 2005: John Terry (Chelsea)

One defender!

Mike.

MrJoeSoap

Fair play eirebhoy, you got it spot on!

And won me a fiver...

Mark

The PFA Premiership Team of the Season
Given

Chimbonda Terry Carragher Gallas

Cole Lampard Gerrard Ronaldo

Henry Rooney


PFA Championship Team of the Season
Hahnemann (Reading)

Kelly (Leeds) Sonko (Reading) Lescott (Wolves) Shorey (Reading)

Young (Watford) Sidwell (Reading) Jagielka (Sheff United) Koumas (Cardiff)

King (Watford) Doyle (Reading)

MrJoeSoap

Fair play Kevin Doyle.

Jonny Arson

Mark wrote:

The PFA Premiership Team of the Season
Given

Chimbonda Terry Carragher Gallas

Cole Lampard Gerrard Ronaldo

Henry Rooney

Ronaldo in team of the year? That has to be a joke.


Well done Kevin Doyle!

jank

Fair play to dolye.

I would have had Henry, Rooney and Terry ahead of Gerrard.

RE*AC*TOR

good man gerrard - he has been decisive so many times for liverpool this year.

Great player - worthy winner.

sharkman

Well done Stevie G , well deserved.

iregk

Gerrard, no where near it. henry has done so much more for Arsenal than Gerrard has for Liverpool. I'd even rate Carra and Alonso as having a better year than Gerrard....

RE*AC*TOR

Alonso had a patchy season to be honest - a lot of matches of great brilliance - but it was also peppered with matches where he seemed almost absent.

Carragher has had a great year. Its especially hard for defenders to get recognition though (especially when they don't score a few goals).

super_furry

Well it's voted by the people that know Gerrard's game the best - the players that come up against him. On balance, I think he's the correct choice. He captained his side to glory in the biggest competition in club football after all.

The Muppet

Well deserved by Gerrard, he had a really good year last year .

super_furry wrote:

Well it's voted by the people that know Gerrard's game the best - the players that come up against him. .

I assume the same applies to Ronaldo who was picked on the team of the season .

super_furry

The Muppet wrote:

I assume the same applies to Ronaldo who was picked on the team of the season .

Exactly. As much as Ronaldo may frustate and annoy supporters, the players obviously hold him in some regard.

blu_sonic

Well done Kevin Doye, 1st season shown his class

TheMonster

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

good man gerrard - he has been decisive so many times for liverpool this year.

Great player - worthy winner.

irrelevant - it was player of last year:p

iregk

super_furry wrote:

Exactly. As much as Ronaldo may frustate and annoy supporters, the players obviously hold him in some regard.

To be honest I think people have been way too harsh on Ronaldo this season. Yes early season his form was dire but lets be honest for a moment. His father died and he was battling an unfounded rape conviction. Now I don't care weather or not your a footballer or a burger flipper at the end of the day your a human being and its going to affect you regardless. Lately he has been great though and all credit to him for it.

super_furry

Much of the criticism of Ronaldo is not because of his tallent, but because of the way he plays. He's diving theatrics and frusrating tendancy to showboat and over-elaborate annoys people and because of that, he has his fair share of critics.

However, he's a very good player and one that is improving. He joined United around the same time Reyes joined Arsenal and while Reyes looked the better of two very similar players then, he hasn't really improved his game, while Ronaldo has.

jcoote

ronalodo isn't 100% productive so if u lose the ball while showboating its much worse than if someone puts in a bad cross or something...he's a decent player and i don'tt hink i'd fancy playin against him

Gerrard's season has been huge this year and he's been instumental in so much of it so why wouldn't he get the award...i think gerrard works harder than henry on the pitch and thats what may have clinched it

yop

Great player but not sure if he deserved it ahead of Henry. He hauled Liverpool to the CL success but as said Carragher would be a better choice.

jcoote

carragher has been rock solid (in fact i think he should've been ahead of gerrard)but its hard to see a defender who doesn't score gettin it ahead of say gerraqrd or lampard who are both midfielders in double figures on the scoring list

Hobart

Probably deserves it for his performance in the CL final on it's own.

Well done Stevie, fully deserved. Congrats to WR for the young player award.

eirebhoy

An Irish striker in all the teams bar the premiership.

yop

was there other Irish strikers in Div 2 and 3 Eireboy?

Rollo Tamasi

Trundle and Heffernan?

redspider

Well done to Gerrard for this award.

These awards also tend to move around from player to player, and not always the best at any one point in time is recognised. It could be argued that last season Terry wasnt the best player, but players do vote for those that they respect in what they have done, achievement wise and its easy to see how Gerrard would have got many votes for bringing Liverpool to win the CL. Granted, Carragher played a very important role, but is not a complete footballer such as up-front.

Rooney will more than likely get it next season, if he continues as he is doing now and it was fitting for Gerrard to already recognise that.

redspider

Shaque attack

gerrard fully deserved the award tbh, he was as good as ever in the premiership and his performances in the CL were class, anyone watch the olympiakos game??? and the courage, determination and belief he showed in the second half of the final is as big a reason as any that we won that match.

rooney also deserved his award... its scary how good he's becoming

PHB

Of the last Calender year, Gerrard won the Champions League by draging Liverpool through two matches with his bare hands. Definally deserves this award.

mada999

yep i'd have to give it to gerrard....legend!
although carragher is a legend too

eirebhoy

yop wrote:

was there other Irish strikers in Div 2 and 3 Eireboy?

Doyle, Trundle and Reddy. Maher is also Irish aswell as the obvious Kelly and Given.

MrPillowTalk

iregk wrote:

Gerrard, no where near it. henry has done so much more for Arsenal than Gerrard has for Liverpool. I'd even rate Carra and Alonso as having a better year than Gerrard....

In fairness over the pasr year Gerrard put in some great performances and drove Liverpool to the CL.

How has Henry done much more for Arsenal last year?

jobonar

i'm a man u fan and i think gerrard deserved the award and i would love to see him in a united jersey(i can dream).

Good to see doyle in the team of the season and really interested to see how he gets on in the prem next year! hope he can keep his form. would be a great addition to the ireland squad if he can improve further in the prem!

i dont think ronaldo deserves to be in that team of the season but i do believe that he will be one of the best in the coming years. he has improved since joining and will improve even more. himself and rooney are the future!

iregk

MrPillowTalk wrote:

How has Henry done much more for Arsenal last year?

Without Henry there is no Arsenal.

TheMonster

like or dislike Ronaldo - he must be a nightmare to play against

Kingp35

Delighted for Gary Kelly to be included in the Championship 11. He never ever has a bad game for Leeds and he has been superb all season. A true Leeds Legend and he deservs the recognition he gets for staying loyal to the club and being one of the best and most consistant players in the League.