Interesting point as I think the new rules on loans bizarrely make the likes of Gerrards position stronger. A team who has a defender crocked , suspended or just crap can no longer get cheap/free youngster from the premier league on loan therefore the free agents like Gerrard are available but at a premium , and few and far between, and can pitch their demands as they wish to teams who may be desperate.It might be worth him, and his ilk biding his time.