John Aldridge on the hurt of being sold by Liverpool in 1989. 

Liverpool didn’t need to do that to Aldo. I was shocked to see Liverpool letting go such a great scorer and loyal player who still had so much to offer. It wasn’t like he was 35, he had many good years left, also when Souness sold Beardsley, that was a bad decision too. Glad Aldo is still passionate about Liverpool!

Thanks for the interview. I finally get to hear how John really feels back then.

I remember Aldo leaving - a real head scratcher for me and my family and mates.What a player. He lit up my youth. Y.N.W.A Aldo. 🔥97🔥

Aldo was and is a legend…

First Iv’e heard of Aldo’s leaving Liverpool circumstances & I’m a bit shocked, he was a great centre forward for us even though it was for only just over 2 years, he deserves more credit & respect for what he had done in his time at the club, he had more to offer than his future replacements - Rosental & Speedy….. No disrespect meant but Aldo has LFC running through his veins YNWA Aldo

Great player. Gave 100% for every team he played for. Remember him coming on as a sub against Mexico in USA 94? Raw passion and determination. YNWA John.

Seeing Aldridge left at his peak is always heart-breaking. One of many bad decisions of Dalglish.

Lived next door to John in Vulcan Street when he was a crew cutted 6 year old , so followed his career ie Woodcutters, South Liverpool ( even when he worked at Standard Triumph in Speke, ) HE was Liverpool Mad, and worked SO hard on his game ! Terrible for him when he left his dream behind . I was 10 at the time I was his neighbour and also remember his mum Betty , A lovely woman. Well done John !!!

I wasn’t aware that he left like this. I loved Aldo because he always gave everything and what a striker he was

As a Liverpool fan that hurt to know a club legend can treat a great player like that

When Rush went to Italy I thought how on earth can we replace him. Aldridge made realise at a young age that nobody is irreplaceable. He was prolific, and natural goalscorer, superb. I was shocked that Liverpool let him go. Top player 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Just love the man what a legend ❤️❤️❤️

Never knew the true story as a Liverpool fan I can’t believe the way he was treated he is and always will be a true legend ynwa Aldo 🙏

Either way, he is a legend. John Aldridge's services while playing for Liverpool remain memorable. I still remember Aldo giving his shirt, socks and boot to the fans in the Kop Stand at the end of his game at Anfield 😢

What a player ... like he said, Liverpool born and bred ! he started at South Liverpool (I saw him there) on to Newport County then Oxford United onto Liverpool "his Club" - Real Sociedad and then my Club Tranmere Rovers, He served us Very Well !

You could see the pain in Aldo's eyes as he recounts his ordeal leaving LFC! As a young LFC fan, I'd hoped to see Aldo and Rushie playing. Wasn't a big fan of Beardsley, but he still delivered. A pretty dark period for LFC, and was the start of it. Kinda like how I'd hoped to see Torres and Suarez play together too, but that didn't work out either and we ended up with Carroll!

The most underrated striker Liverpool ever had, great player, up there with the very best.

You will always be one of my favourites. Loved the era you played in Aldo

63 goals in 104 games. It didn’t feel like that at the time. More like 163 in 104. Man was lethal. ⚒️

It was unlucky for John to be around at the same time as Rush. But at least he lived the dream and won the league title with Liverpool. And the fa cup too. And as he said he did financially well out of it all. Thanks John. You are a Liverpool legend.

Nice interview. Emotional, still. You can tuck bad memories away, but never get rid of them as they like to pop up as a reminder.

Great player John Aldridge was, loved his passion in the World Cup in 94 v Mexico, he didn’t take any crap 👍🏻👍🏻

Very sad, the way they treated him. The writing was on the wall for Liverpools demise.😢

STILL & ALWAYS MY FAVOURITE PLAYER....ALDO IS A LEGEND!!!

Aldo is an absolute legend. Aldridge, Fowler & Rush all amazing, none would ever sign for Manu just to get a place in their national team, red through and through. RESPECT. Aldo scored goals everywhere. I remember his wife giving a radio interview after a few weeks in Spain saying 'John scores goals, I dont know why LFC sold him?' as he hit the ground running, we all knew he would.

Loved, loved, loved John Aldridge. What a goal scorer. His goals for Liverpool speak for themselves and those for Ireland proved he could play in any system. Met him once in Boston - one of my great memories.

The loss of Aldo Spackman and Johnson all in the space of 18 months and was not replaced. Was the Hammer blow that started to finish Liverpool off. They never replaced these players, especially John he was sold way too early..

As a young Irish red, was gutted when Aldo left. It was one of the first of many strange decisions by the club at the time. Over the next couple of years many more mistakes were made and that season of '89/'90 would be the last title they won for 30 years. But Aldo will always remain a legend and much loved by the fans.

one of my all time players for Liverpool

Terrible decision, irony being we bought ronny rosenthal 6 months later because didn't have enough strikers, just keep John in the first place.

Defo one of the best to grace us with your talent ALDO. What is really nice to see is that although hurt you are not bitter and twisted about it. I see the pride and passion when you commentate on games a talk so highly of Liverpool. Always loved and remembered. Cheers mate

It didn't sit well with me then, and it still doesn't, one of the shameful things from Dalglish, as a manager, we expected more, that's who we are. Respect to you John for still being a Red !!

Shocking decision from Kenny .

This is really sad, as he was an amazing player and the pain is still there. This I why I say players don’t have to be loyal to the club, as when the clubs ready they’ll spit you out.

Why would you do that to an absolute legend. He was prepared to fight for his place. Would never have thought the club would treat anyone like that.

Lovely man John meeting him in Orlando in the world Cup in America 1994. What a fantastic man kind man. Class above ❤

Never sell a goalscorer. What a finisher he was . Poor decision

I'm an oldham fan but I love aldo I remember him at Oxford he was awesome before he left for Liverpool and that semi final goal at Hillsborough in 88 was brilliant like his cup final goal in 89 v Everton the guy is a legend and nothing but respect from me he's old school a proper striker but still loves the club... john you are a legend ❤

He was my hero when he was at Oxford - Liverpool got him for an absolute steal at 750K even then for a striker who could guarantee you 20+ goals a season. Nowadays he'd set you back £70 million, if not more.

35 years on and it’s still raw for Aldo.

Ian rush was Kenny 's mate and 2 into three won't go , i thought Aldo was in his best form when they let him go banging them in from John Barnes crosses , Rush lost a bit of pace after injury coming back from Italy and i thought he was never the same .

Not just a great player, but also an absolute rock in the aftermath of Hillsborough. I’m a Liverpool fan. And one of the things I always loved about the club was the fact it treated people in the right way. But it was clearly a myth.

Aldo was an incredible striker for Liverpool.

❤ great player

Our club and ppl connected were going through some of the most difficult times during this period and if im honest aswell the word legend gets bound around alot when talking about former players and Aldo is one certified!!!! Beardsley , Barnes , Rush, Dalglish, Toshak , keegan , etc the usual , but i fully remember this and i was gutted when he left , Rosenthal was a great player , but he was no Aldo ... Thankyou for some of my greatest LFC memories John lad YNWA certified living LFC legend

Aldo banged in goals galore for years after leaving. Sold way too soon, just like Beardsley, Houghton, Staunton, Hysen, Ablett and Burrows. Some very odd sales that helped Whiskey Nose get his title a lot quicker they otherwise would have done. Imagine they'd all stuck around another several seasons with the likes of Macca, Marsh, Redknapp, Don and Fowler etc coming through the ranks under their wings 😔

Crazy Dalglish selling Aldo. Good guy and top goalscorer.

Terrible when aldo left. Went every game back then had great times. Loved aldo

Aldo, my first Ireland game was a game against Turkey, a World Cup Qualifier. Aldo got a hattrick. Lethal finisher.

The reason why Aldridge was let go was because Dalglish was still upset at the way Aldridge missed his penalty against Wimbledon in the 1988 FA Cup Final, thus, costing us a historic FA Cup and League double.

No matter how loyal a player is to the club, the players are pawns to be used and moved on. Loyalty should be a two way street. Shocking the way Aldo was treated by LFC; you can still hear it in his voice. A great player who loves LFC. Never knew of the circumstances of his leaving LFC. Can't believe he was at the club for just over two years! What a player he was.

Kenny player: legend Kenny manager: knob

Loved Aldo, as a kid remember being gutted and confused when he left

He is more of a legend now!

Loved aldo .he was my favourite player .all us supporters were so sad he was sold .I was at that palace game .we wer all shouting for him to come on an wen he did anfield erupted.he wil always be a legend at lfc .were I live in Liverpool he drinks in our local an he is so humble .top top bloke on the pitch an of it .YNWA

Thank you Aldo. 🎉 ❤

I'm an everton fan but one of my favourite goals of all time is also"s volley against forest in the cup semi.. Barnes cross then bang.. Get in 👌👌👌👍👍

Great player in his short time at anfield enjoyed watching him very much 😊

great player and a real liverpool legend

I wasnt happy when you came after Rushie left you did a great job I was fuming when they let you go we still love Aldo proper scouser through an through

I remember being shocked when I heard Aldo was leaving for Spain. He was so great those two years in a team of greats.

the rush that comeback wasn't the rush that left in 87

Aldo is a legend; sad to see he got hurt like that ; even if he had to go they could have done it in a better way

Such an amazing player and man ❤

Met john at shannon airport , shook his hand and just said thankyou for the memories.

always liked and respected John I know now why. the real fans of the club knew it was wrong I think at that time the manager still had a lot of power John is a Liverpool boy and nothing can change that Thanks John for all the great memories

I met John Aldridge on quite a few occasions in the past in the line of work I used to do and I can tell you all he was one of the stand outs for me in how real he was and a proper gent who had time for the majority. There was no big ego about him which was so good to see.

Aldo was & always will be my all time LFC hero

i was only a kid then, remember him leaving. Didnt know that happened, well done digging his heels in and getting a decent deal out of it.

I seem to remember reading somewhere (Aldo's autobiography?) that after Hillsborough, something that affected Aldo deeply, he had had a run in with Kenny's wife Marina. If so these things can get personal.

Aldo: "I can't swear on tv". Also Aldo: 1994 world cup Republic of Ireland vs Mexico, probably the greatest substitute entrance in the history of football. Lol.

We'd moved on from Rush. Barnes & co providing for Aldo from the wing. Goals galore. Rush came back and but there was no down the middle world class supply anymore.

Fantastic olayer for Liverpool... did his job better than anyone in the league .. pity how it ended as in today's football he would if finished his career at Liverpool cause not many nowadays whi could score as often as Aldo ❤

I loved Aldridge! Great header of the ball, great finisher. It's a shame he was treated like this.

Love Aldo YNWA 🇮🇪

Great interview. Fair play to him for holding out for that pay off.

422 goals in 792 club games is an incredible record.

Aldridge was brilliant! Respect from a Dundee Utd lad 🍻

John shouldn't beat himself up over Kenny's decision to sell him because history tells us he was a below average manager only scraping a single league title by the skin of his teeth he was great player Kenny but a shocking inadequate manager who had abundance treasure at his finger tips and wasted the opportunity afford him he is to blame for Liverpool downfall in the rankings. Some people would say he was piss poor and I would agree with this perspective

John Aldridge was great. When Rushy left I remember thinking "It's ok, Aldridge is staying here."

Liverpool didn't make many bad decisions back then, but this was one of the worst. Crazy decision to get rid of Aldo.

Great Player, even better man! Should never have sold him.

I'm a Forest fan and I couldnt stand Aldridge because he was so good. Strange that he was let go when he scored so many goals.

He was a great player what he did at Oxford unbelievable.

He’s was a boss player Aldridge so was the whole team to be honest but at least he got the chance to play for Liverpool fc…some people can only dream of that …YNWA

Fair play to John, totally honest in every way.

I’m sure now, Dalglish would hold his hand up, and say, “selling Aldo was a big mistake” Any how. Great days with Rovers. And a great coach.

Crikey, didn't know this. Always a Liverpool great in my book. An even bigger one now. This still hurts him now which makes me sad, unless he had a proper cold in the vid! Never forgotten Aldo. One of us... unfortunately, owners are about business.. not local loyalty however well you are playing. Surprised they dealt with the situation in that way. Glad you got a good payoff... least you deserved.

We can all agree that Dalglish was a superb player but he's overrated as a manager. He was successful as a player-manager simply because the boot room was there keeping things going as before. He had one moment of success @ Blackburn because in those days no-one could compete with Jack Walkers millions. Failure followed @ Blackburn, Newcastle, Celtic and once again @ Liverpool. Terrible way to treat a Liverpool lad in John Aldridge. There's the myth that LFC is a family smashed to pieces right there. Shame on you Kenny!!!

When we ( Tranmere ) signed Aldo I couldn’t believe we got him. He then scored 40 goals in a season. Great years and a great player.

ALDO was a great player and should have been given his place he was treated badly he deserved it

Top Man Aldo. YNWA

When you consider the players Ireland had at their disposal from 1988 - 1994 is mind boggling. The national team absolutely under achieved in this era. Extraordinary talent when you look back.

All football players I give you all respect ❤

I remember it well. John was a top notch striker, top bloke. Liverpool's dominance ended when they appointed Dalglish as manager (and subsequently that other managerial kid, Souness). Bob Paisley advised Dalglish for the first couple of years. But when Kenny was left on his own, his poor managerial skills were left exposed. Forcing Aldridge out on Liverpool was a crime against humanity. Pure and utter madness.

Definitely one of biggest mistakes by Liverpool selling Big John after winning the league, but winning golden boot award. Imagine Liverpool do that after winning the league then sell Mo Salah afterwards.

Bad Decision by Dalglish and Liverpool to let John go, he was an absolute Legend who every Liverpool Fan Worshiped and Loved . No player should ever make the mistake of putting the Club before themselves. Liverpool don’t give a flying Fcuk about anything but the MONEY ! The the Players and the Fans mean nothing when there’s Money to be had. Every Player should grab every Penny they can from these greedy clubs and forget about the word Loyalty , it means nothing. Dalglish who I e always idolised has just gone down in my estimation of him after listening to Aldo. Shankley, Paisley, Evans, Fagan, and definitely not Klopp or a few of the others would never ever have done to Aldo what Kenny Dalglish did to him, no matter what the Board of Directors said This one is a Stain on Dalglish I’m afraid, a very dirty big one. We still Love you Aldo Lad. YNW .......not ever 👍🏼❤️

Sad 😢 he is a legend

Remember Aldridge at Oxford Utd when they were on their remarkable journey to the top. Good player

He stepped up when Rush left, to be trashed on his return. Now Ian Rush is my sporting hero for Liverpool and Cymru, but there surely was squad needs to keep John. So many super subs have impacted games from this time to now.