I was speaking to a painter and decorator who does all his work for him just the other day. He said that Gary is the nicest guy he had ever worked for, he does all his work at his UK house but also he had a property built in Portugal and Gary wanted to fly him and his lad out to decorate it for him, to which of course they were more than happy to do. Gary said that he'd put them in a 5 star hotel for their stay, but the painter said not to worry and that they'd sleep on the floor in the villa, after a bit of a discussion on that issue Gary (who really wanted them to take the hotel) accepted that the lads were happy to sleep at the unfurnished property. So when they got there he had bought them both a huge hamper of food and alcohol as a thanks.
He was also saying that shortly after Gary's playing career ended he was sat on a plane and Gerrard had been allocated a seat next to him and his wife. Still very unhappy with the tackle so it was an awkward flight.
Also said he still loves Everton, the reason the painter knew Gary was because he was friends with his agent, this same agent was also the representive of the likes of Kilbane and Steve Watson. The painter was a Kopite but he said due to his friendship with all the ex Everton players he had a soft spot for Everton and was amazed how much love all these players had for Everton despite all playing for other clubs.
