Stevie: This Will Never Happen Again http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N149259050706-1217.htm Steven Gerrard has insisted speculation over his future will end once and for all as soon as he signs his new Liverpool contract. Gerrard has emerged from "the hardest six weeks of my life" to eventually announce he would be staying with the Reds after originially indicating he wanted to move on. He admits he at first felt unwanted by the club after contract discussions failed to begin immediately after the Champions League final, but now all parties are united and the skipper is more than happy to stay for as long as the manager wants him. "The last five or six weeks were the hardest of my life because I wrongly believed the club didn't want me. I don't want to get into attaching blame to anyone," he said. "If I blame anyone, it's myself. I wanted my future sorted out as soon as possible after the Champions League final and when that wasn't the case, the longer it went on, the more misunderstandings there were. "There was confusion and doubt in my mind. I had discussions with the manager, but the reports of bust-ups are complete nonsense. Now I know how much the club wants me. "I feel I must defend my agent, Struan Marshall, in this. He's taken a lot of stick but all along he's never done anything I didn't ask him to. "He's well respected at Liverpool and has done deals for me and other players in the past. He's conducted himself in the right way. "He's a big factor in my decision to stay and organising the contract. "I'll be signing the deal, maybe even today. I'd also like it known there are no clauses in that contract. This won't be happening again next summer or ever again, so far as I'm concerned. "I've committed my long-term future to the club and I want all the speculation to end now. This is what I've wanted all along." --

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