And that is the issue, closely followed by who replaces him?
Is he worth his wages? No, but I'm not sure anybody is, Bent isn't if he's not getting the service he needs to score. But the squad is thin enough as it is and he's certainly not worth his wages if he's not playing at all.
A lot is dependent on what Lambert see's as our preferred style of play and if he ses Ireland as an integral part of that, simply saying get rid isn't really adding much to the conversation.
I didnt simply say anything. You quoted half a sentence.
The point is hes not worth the wages, and Lambert should be looking to get him off the books as we are seemingly operating within a strict budget.
ie a luxury we cant afford. Time has run out.
SIs reputation based on THAT season is such that someone will pick him up, it just means taking a loss on him.
The team is full of nearly men and potentially good players, but theres a fair few in our squad id rather see playing than SI.