I really can't see anyone coming in for Ireland. I don't think he would be an asset to any club in the Premier League, even if he was on sensible wages, let alone the crazy sum he is actually on. No one in the Championship could afford him (bar maybe QPR and even 'arry isn't that stupid), which only leaves a move abroad. Again, where would he add enough to be worth £50-£60k a week? I don't think there is a club on the planet that 1) can pay those wages and 2) he would be an asset to.
We're stuck with Ireland until his contract is up. Our best hope is to get him out on loan with the other club picking up maybe 25% of his wages.
And that would be 20k a week. Blackburn are trying to out Pederssen and he is on 20k a week. No Championship club will pay that either.
There is more money in football now than there ever has been, yet 90% of clubs are in serious debt. Its like everything in this world, everything is going to the top 2%.
Over the past 5 years clubs have been wreckless with their cash including us. This is why we are going to find it very hard to get shot of these hanger ons. Clubs are all starting to wake up to the crazy wages which have been paid in the past.