It was good of $tevie MBe to announce his departure 5 months in advance. Having announced it this way, now all us neutrals can be treated to five months of fawning media queries about just what Liverpool will do without him every time he scores a goal or manages to play a pass that doesn't sail over the touchline. We've already had some ludicrous media contortions about how he's footballs ultimate 'one-club man' despite the fact that he's ... erm, leaving to play for another club, unlike inferior one-club men like say, Franco Baresi, Ryan Giggs or Paolo Maldini. He's leaving because his manager told him he needs to have the number of games he plays managed, an idea that Mbe himself is 'totally fine' with even though he's now leaving, the conversation reluctantly revealed to the press by $tevie but obviously not to throw Brendan Rodgers under the bus as the reason for his departure in the middle of a difficult season. This whole media fuss isn't about $tevie Mbe, honestly, it's about the fans deserving to know the truth - Jason Tew