I was a big fan of Shelvey - he was head and shoulders above everyone at his level (u21, reserves etc) but he was completely out of his depth in the first team. As much as I would have like to have kept him, I think he was never going to succeed in our team - it's as if the pressure was too much for him and he lost his composure. A move was needed and I'm sure we will see the best of him.
I think he will be good player in a few years and I hope we don't regret selling him. I would have thought Allen was a lot worse than Shelvey last season but I don't see him being shipped out because Brenda is bumming him.
I made one comment about Bale on the Spud board and they went crazy on the neg rep as if I give a toss about rep The sad spud mods even delete comments they don't agree with. Cheers