I am sorry but I feel that those of you who continue to support this guy wear rose-tinted spectacles. He is rarely fit to play, and when he is fit,he is no longer effective, but he is always shuffled into the side and does nowt, except get injured again.
He and Brunt have had their day . We should thank them for their efforts , for which they have been well paid, and send them on their way.
This club needs to rebuild bottom up. We need to start afresh . We do not need these two to be an influence on the way forward.
We certainly do not need them to make the numbers up.
I applaud your advocacy for the younger players, & I also believe that our academy should play a large part in our player recruitment strategy.
We have 7/10 critical games between now & the end of the season, IMO these are not games for experimentation, we need experienced heads. I believe James Morrison, Chris Brunt, Gareth Barry et al can provide that experience. It might not be pretty, but right now, it's results that count.
At the end of the season would be the time to take stock & review.
At the time when the club has declared a loss of £7.5 million, it wouldn't make any sense to write down an asset with a value of around £1.5 million, particularly when that asset can still make a contribution.
It's a business decision, not an emotional one.