I did feel gutted for him when I heard he can't play for another six months. After being frozen out, or shoehorned into a Pardew regime, for God knows how long - dealing with arseholes like NUFC, or Fifa, and agents etc - after seeing talentless shits surpass you on the field through it all, I'd feel fucking robbed of my prime and a bit fed up with it all. Especially if you have the money/time to do something else.