A few guys mentioned it above -- that he might not have lived up to expectations, but he played a lot of games, which unfortunately means he was best option for all of those.
Some names have been mentioned as guys who can do better job, but looking at the squad and position, I'm not so sure about that (and we don't just need a replacement for him, we also need to have half decent backup for the replacement)
There are a few players I'd be much quicker to move on than Downing, and 5Mill not a great return. He must've been on big wages.
He deffo hasn't been pulling up trees, but I don't see we are stronger in that position now he's goin.
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