Good post, but I don't think this part is fair. Benitez was determined to keep Gerrard at any cost, and I could be mistaken but I don't think he was in the final year of his contract. Owen, according to people in the know, was told he could either sign a new contract or go. I'd take him for 9 million, because I think he's still a fantastic finisher. People talk about him losing his pace which is true, but he was actually very skillful too and now he's bulked up.