And this is exactly my point, and why the "he's better than that s*** ex-Everton lad who never played anyway" has made no sense at all. We don't need Colback, we never have and we never will. Him being in the squad isn't a hindrance by any means other than the fact that by buying him meant we weren't signing anyone else, which free or not is a massive problem.
Too early to tell. If he is really better than Tiote, we need him then.