Then why the f*** loan him. He's already pissed off because he's not getting a game at Villa.
We are not that thin in his role tbh, Gosling, Guthrie and Vuckic all do a similar job.
We'll never know if he'll recapture that form because he'll never bloody play.
If we are looking for a loanee then lets bring in someone for a position we are a little light on, DM for example.
Why loan him? Because he's obviously desperate to come here if he'll agree a loan deal. None of those three midfielders you mentioned can do what Ireland can, he's a genuine midfield play maker who can score goals AND run with the ball.
And that's the lie, that keeps getting perpetuated. He's not those things, he was in one great season but outside of that he was simply an average footballer. A player we don't need, a player with personal issues we do not need to be suckered into.
A player we don't need? You're clearly not watching the games, mate.