Ian would excel in all of the areas of the club's ambition: unity, dignity and commitment. That was Ian. He was passionate, committed, he had character and as a player he would run all day and wouldn't be scared of putting a foot in against anybody.
He is still close to a lot of people's hearts who are still at the club, like myself, Mike Yates, [**Jon Newby**](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/jon-newby) and Dave Shannon.
Ian had pretty much everything as a player, I thought, and I had the joy of playing with him. I know this is easy to say in hindsight, but I think he would have made it at Liverpool.
If I look back at the attributes he had, Ian could go past players, he could score goals, he was reasonably quick, a box-to-box player, he was competitive and he could defend. Having spoken to a few of the coaches - and in my own eyes as well - there's no doubt in most people's minds that he would have played for our senior team given that chance.
I think it's a testament to what Stephen and Ian were all about that we are still thinking about them and will continue to do so.
_John Thompson and Phil Charnock were speaking to Liverpoolfc.com's Steve Hunter_