Gillett thanks fans

Last updated : 03 May 2007 By Al Campbell
The co-chairman celebrated with the fans as the Reds booked their place in the Champions League final on Tuesday night and afterwards thanked supporters for making him feel welcome from the moment he arrived.

"You bet I will be in Athens, I have seen some marvellous games already in Europe and that will be another," said Gillett.

"I am hugely impressed by the way myself and my family have been received here, it is truly wonderful, that is why I wanted to share the moment with the fans.

"They are amazing. Everywhere Tom and I go it is the same, people are pleased and so welcoming. I wanted to shake their hands, to embrace them at the end because they had been magnificent for their team.

"It is all about them, it is not about us. The success since we have been here has been marvellous, I just wanted to thank them. I suppose chairmen don't do that sort of thing usually but it is just how I feel about them."