The writing was on the wall there and then that he wasn't going to feature, then we signed Edu and Mendes, so having him was pointless. We should just have released him to free up wages, or moved him on for a nominal fee. Instead he picked up half a million quid for sitting about pulling his pud. Ultimately, we won the league so the decision was vindicated not to play him, but he should have played in those 2 games against Kaunus, particularly as Ferguson was injured at the time, then been moved on.