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  • "Anybody who saw his brief interview at Liverpool Airport on Saturday on Sky will know how sincere the words above are. You could see all the mixed emotions etched on his face knowing that he wouldn't get an offer from Liverpool like this again. Or a chance like this again.

    As said on another thread on here I am "made up" for him and for his family who once again can all be together in one city again."
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Rickie Lambert issues an open letter to Southampton fans following his move to Liverpool

11:07am Monday 2nd June 2014 in Football

Basingstoke Gazette: Lambert thanks Saints fans Lambert thanks Saints fans

Rickie Lambert has written an open letter to Saints fans following his transfer to Liverpool.

Here are his thoughts in full...

"What can I say…?

"Southampton has been my life for the past five years, in which we have achieved all of our dreams and more.

"First I have to thank Markus Liebherr for saving Southampton then Alan Pardew for bringing me to the club.

"Thank you to all the staff involved in making me the player I am today. Without your knowledge and commitment I would not be here right now at a World Cup with England.

"Thank you to all the players, past and present, who I have had nothing but good times and success with driven by our club captain, Kelvin Davis. I love every last one of you.

"Thank you to the managers I have worked with – Alan, Nigel and Mauricio – and their teams for helping me and Southampton step up and adapt to every challenge that has come our way the past five years.

"When I grew up there was only one club I loved. I can honestly say now I have two clubs which will always be in my heart and that is thanks to the Saints fans.

"The people who support this club have been nothing short of amazing towards me and, when I look back in years to come, it will be the relationship I had with the fans here which will stand out the most.

"Southampton have allowed me to realise a lifelong ambition by joining Liverpool FC and taking my family home. The five-year plan when I arrived was to get this club from League 1 to the top half of the Premier League. Against all the odds we have achieved that.

"Now, under Katharina Liebherr’s leadership, the club has the chance for new plan, a new chapter, and I wish them all the success in the world."

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