Henry vs. Stevie

[Ginu]

I was reading about Henry's press conference today and realized how different the media treated the possibility of him leaving vs. how the Gerrard-to-Chelsea stories were handled in the last two years. Both are captains of their respective teams, are key to their team's success and have been very successful. However, while Stevie was hounded for two years regarding his future, Henry has had a walk-in-the-park. So this raises the question, why? Why did Henry have such an easier time to make his decision? Was it the fact Chelsea were the team involved for Stevie? What has Stevie (or Liverpool) done that caused this resentment by media outlets?

 

When these questions came up, I found them very interesting.

 

Ideas? Discuss.

[Guest Evil_Ways]

Think cause Henry was heading abroad. The press obviously wants the league to be as strong as possible.

Whereas Stevie was heading to at the time, the medias little darlings.

[Magic8Ball]

its Va va Boom (Gerrard) vs Va va Gloom ( Henry)

 

some how Gerrard has learned how to turn up and play for the big games, Henry doesn't do that

having said that would prefer him to any of our current forwards

[Armin_Tamzarian]

I just think the Gerrard affair was a far bigger story. A home town boy captain of his side, an England player, Chelsea's wealth versus Liverpool's tradition etc...

[Guest Anders Honoré]

Henry has had a walk in the park? I've lost track of the number of times he has had to say he won't talk of his future until the season is over. It gtes mentioned virtually everytime anyone ever mentions Henry in the press.

[Rimbeux]

Think cause Henry was heading abroad. The press obviously wants the league to be as strong as possible.

Whereas Stevie was heading to at the time, the medias little darlings.

 

 

I just think the Gerrard affair was a far bigger story. A home town boy captain of his side, an England player, Chelsea's wealth versus Liverpool's tradition etc...

 

 

Henry has had a walk in the park? I've lost track of the number of times he has had to say he won't talk of his future until the season is over. It gtes mentioned virtually everytime anyone ever mentions Henry in the press.

 

Agree with you all. Henry has had a lot of good press for staying, but he had the hounding. What Gerrard got, was also due to the fans reaction, as well as careful media management by the team chasing him, which included the follow up articles. To be fair, I'm sure there wil be a couple of Henry had no choice stories, or we didn't really want him anyways coming in the near future.

Edited May 20, 2006 by Rimbeux

[Guest Makaveli Smith]

I just think the Gerrard affair was a far bigger story. A home town boy captain of his side, an England player, Chelsea's wealth versus Liverpool's tradition etc...

 

oh ya, do it

[Guz]

If it were Ashley Cole who was Arsenal's best player & captain and was poised to join Manchester United to "win more trophies" two summers running, the story wouldve got the same coverage as Gerrard.

 

Mind you, people have been talking about Henry -> Barca all season long.

[Ginu]

If it were Ashley Cole who was Arsenal's best player & captain and was poised to join Manchester United to "win more trophies" two summers running, the story wouldve got the same coverage as Gerrard.

 

Mind you, people have been talking about Henry -> Barca all season long.

 

True but i'd go as far as saying Stevie was almost crucified while the possibility of Henry leaving after this season didn't garner near as much negative publicity.

[RedNik]

English media bias meant that they were more interested in Stevie moving, being a potential england captian and current star.

[PLY]

Personally I think the main difference has been the press reaction to their respective decisions. Henry has been aplauded for his loyalty whereas in some quarters Gerrard was derided for being small time and provincial and the "threats to family" story was given as an excuse for him not wanting to go and play for Romans millions in the capital city.

[floyd]

Henry was moving from a provincial club to a massive worldwide club,

Gerrard was moving from a massive worldwide club to a provincial club.

You could see the reason for Henry's. but for the life of any self-respecting individual, Gerrard?s couldn't be understood.

[Ginu]

Henry was moving from a provincial club to a massive worldwide club,

Gerrard was moving from a massive worldwide club to a provincial club.

You could see the reason for Henry's. but for the life of any self-respecting individual, Gerrard?s couldn't be understood.

 

i guess that's it... Gerrard was criticized for wanting to leave the club he supported as a boy and where he grew up for money-grabbing Chelsea, while Henry would be making a step up... but if that's true then why is the media so pro-Chelsea???

[PLY]

The pont that I was trying to make was that Henry's decision to stay was appluaded by the press whereas Stevie's decision to stay was derided , with some of the huge-headed laboratory experiments that make up the cockney press ,having to believe scare stories to make sense of why he didn't move to the Kings Road

[Rimbeux]

i guess that's it... Gerrard was criticized for wanting to leave the club he supported as a boy and where he grew up for money-grabbing Chelsea, while Henry would be making a step up... but if that's true then why is the media so pro-Chelsea???

 

There's no morality involved, they just know where their bread gets buttered. Chelsea are where the biggest transfer stories are going to be coming from, Chelsea is local to where most of them live, Chelsea's chiefs invite them round for drinks and the informal briefings they live off for exclusives; note to self, keep Chelsea sweet.

[Guz]

The pont that I was trying to make was that Henry's decision to stay was appluaded by the press whereas Stevie's decision to stay was derided , with some of the huge-headed laboratory experiments that make up the cockney press ,having to believe scare stories to make sense of why he didn't move to the Kings Road

 

A lot of the reaction was how great it was that a local lad come good etc. had rejected the big bad new bully in football to stay with Liverpool. Only negative coverage was the reasons behind him staying.

[Ginu]

A lot of the reaction was how great it was that a local lad come good etc. had rejected the big bad new bully in football to stay with Liverpool. Only negative coverage was the reasons behind him staying.

 

there was a lot of negative coverage "will gerrard abandon liverpool" type sentiments

[Guz]

there was a lot of negative coverage "will gerrard abandon liverpool" type sentiments

 

Yes while all the stories were going round. After he signed his contract there was a lot written about how great it was that he snubbed Chelsea and decided to stay with his boyhood club and all that mushy stuff.

[Ombudsam]

If it were Ashley Cole who was Arsenal's best player & captain and was poised to join Manchester United to "win more trophies" two summers running, the story wouldve got the same coverage as Gerrard.

 

Mind you, people have been talking about Henry -> Barca all season long.

 

Isn't typing "to" just as easy

[Dule]

Gerrard is a winner, that is the difference

[Guz]

Isn't typing "to" just as easy

 

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