Piece on Gerrard

[Kahnee]

This line caught my eye:

 

...Gerrard, the Liverpool captain who wears his heart on his sleeve like a cufflink...

 

[tomski]

This line caught my eye:

 

 

meaning pristine? Like a mod, liverpool's "Face"? errr just guessing like...

[McBain]

The whole article was crap

 

Reade as usual was worth a look. Not sure about the dig at Kewell though

[cymrococh]

you wear cufflinks on your sleeve, I hope this helps.

[Magic8Ball]

you wear cufflinks on your sleeve, I hope this helps.

I dont get it cuff links are on your wrist - now if he'd said something like

 

Gerrard wears his heart on his sleeve with the same pride he wears his captaincy arm band - that would make more sense ... I'm not sure Journalists know how to write these days

[Kahnee]

you wear cufflinks on your sleeve, I hope this helps.

 

Gosh, really?

 

The point of the phrase 'wearing your heart on your sleeve' is to describe someone who is outwardly passionate, I thought, where as cufflinks tend to be discreet and often covered by a jacket sleeve