Who is the best ever Liverpool FC captain?

The answer to this is probably a generational thing. To anyone in their 20s, they'll probably say Stevie. To those older, they'll probably say Souness. Which is what I'm saying. Souness set the example for Gerrard to follow and he did it with probably much more expectation on his shoulders.

For being a thru and thru Red man for all his career it's very hard to look beyond Gerrard.
But due to my age I have a huge soft spot for Souness, Hansen and Ronnie Whelan (though only due to Alan being injured).
I personally would have to have divided but equal love between Hansen and Gerrard.

The answer to this is probably a generational thing. To anyone in their 20s, they'll probably say Stevie. To those older, they'll probably say Souness. Which is what I'm saying. Souness set the example for Gerrard to follow and he did it with probably much more expectation on his shoulders.

Yeah exactly right.

It's Gerrard all day for me because I'm 22. I don't know any other captain.

He's everything you want. Skill, determination, passion, hard as F**k, does his talking with his actions and protects everyone in his team when someone is targeting them (see Sterling, for example).

And when he squared up to Van gobs***e you just know if they were on the street Stevie would of knocked him one and RVP would of stayed down.

I kind of get depressed when I read his age. Not long left but his influence is still supreme. Mammoth player and leader.

Yeah exactly right.

It's Gerrard all day for me because I'm 22. I don't know any other captain.

He's everything you want. Skill, determination, passion, hard as f**k, does his talking with his actions and protects everyone in his team when someone is targeting them (see Sterling, for example).

And when he squared up to Van gobs***e you just know if they were on the street Stevie would of knocked him one and RVP would of stayed down.

I kind of get depressed when I read his age. Not long left but his influence is still supreme. Mammoth player and leader.

I remember one of my early games at Anfield vs Man City - somewhere between 83 and 86 I think - were Souness almost broke in half a city midfielder.

having been blessed to see so many - all the way back from Phil Thompson and Souness to Sami & Gerrard in recent years, still has to be Souness for me.

One of the most ferecious midfield general's of all time - and he played in a time period when there was some pretty fierce midfield battles. Gerrard is outstanding - and so hope he completes his medal collection.

Gerrard, purely because of the loyalty and the sh*te he's had to play with (Poulsen, Konchesky) and for (Woy)

Love this thread.

It's fantastic to read the 'older' generations opinions on this one  . You can really sense how truly great some of these captains have been. Kenny Dalglish is the main reason I started supporting Liverpool Football Club in the mid-80s when I was 6 or 7 and remember watching earlier videos of Souness, what a fearsome player he was.

For me Steven Gerrard is the ultimate so to hear that others like Yeats, Hughes and Smith are in that bracket too gives me a great insight to what huge players and captains they were. Cheers.

Being a fairly new Liverpool supporter (~10 years) it has to be Gerrard for me because that's all I've known for the most part, but a great thread to hear about some of the greats that came before him. 

For being a thru and thru Red man for all his career it's very hard to look beyond Gerrard.
But due to my age I have a huge soft spot for Souness, Hansen and Ronnie Whelan (though only due to Alan being injured).
I personally would have to have divided but equal love between Hansen and Gerrard.

I think Jocky would be one of my all-time favourite players. Just imperious.

Emyln for me all day long, I can't really add anymore to what people on here have said about him!