I've been a Liverpool fan for 35 years, and since I'm 44 years old, that means most of my life. I love the team and everything about it and I'd follow them to world's end to watch them play and support them. I wish, though, people showed some respect to players who've earned it, even if they're not playing for the Reds. I've met him and I can say that Frank Lampard is a player who deserves respect and admiration and who has never been and is by no means fat. He's a very big guy, pure muscles and with a great power engine driving them: his heart.

Posted by: MARINA | September 18, 2007 10:11 AM

This poll exists, of course, because Gareth Barry replaced the injured Frank Lampard and did a good job. Had Lampard been fit, it wouldn't even have entered people's minds to ask. I think Michael Carrick is crap and shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as Steven Gerrard but, ultimately, Stevie G. will perform no matter who they pair him up with. He's the kind of player that will be talked about decades after he's gone.

Posted by: M.J. | September 18, 2007 2:20 PM