He's still got plenty to offer on the pitch.
If he's still here in 3-4 years time doing Ciaran Clark, Matt Ritchie, Isaac Hayden then aye we've hung onto him for too long.
You're right, if it was every weekend he was on the lash getting blotto then I'd be aggrevated. But if he's done it as a one-off whilst in the middle of a divorce and not being able to play football then I don't see how anyone can hold it against him.
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If we did it would have been around 96, with Howey, Lee, Beardsley, Ferdinand, Batty and Shearer to select from.
Ideally Brian Blessed. He may be pushing 90 but hopefully still has that booming voice of his to bellow out some quality sound bites when Isak bags the winner.
What match is everyone watching tonight?
Real Madrid v AC Milan looks the most glamorous but will probably be hugely underwhelming.
Lisbon could cause an upset maybe with Man City's injury problems.
Liverpool v Leverkausen could be the best of the lot?
Or Plymouth v Portsmouth.