I think £5m is going to look like an absolute bargain. I think O Hara's been very unlucky at Spurs. Basically never had a bad game for us that I can recall and yet always found other mediocre players ahead of him. I'd have had him on the bench ahead of the likes of Tainio, Zokora, Palacios, Jenas any day.
I didn't like the fact he was going out on loan in January (at a time when people were saying we needed another defensive midfielder/cover on the left) and I reckon he could've have turned some of those draws into wins.
Maybe not a great player. But a great player to have. I honestly wouldn't be at all worried to see him start for England (bearing in mind the Milners, Parkers, Barrys of this world).
Oh - and I couldn't give a monkeys about his comments regarding the FA Cup. In fact I think that showed something very admirable about the boy - he wants to play and wants to win and wants cup finals where and when he can get them. It's not like he's gonna get those chances very often in his career. And quite honestly he didn't really have much to be thankful to Spurs for at that time.
Oh well - hope we have a sell-on clause...