How much does he earn? Why would Meyler be one of our higher earners? People say this whenever we stupidly let a player go. Some said we couldn't afford to give Macca and Rosenior new deals, yet they were snapped up by lesser sides with no PL money.
The state of the current squad is in no small part down to how we've routinely thrown away reliable, committed players like this every window. The squad Bruce built, a squad of dedicated professionals who would put their body on the line for the team, has been gradually dismantled over time and replaced with half-arsed loan players who think they're doing us a favour by being here but aren't even that good. This is the effect of having a 'recruitment team' instead of just letting the manager get on with it. It's utterly stupid to persist with this failed strategy when it's so clear to see how it's failed us. Take Dawson and Meyler out of this team, probably lose Larsson too after ****ing him about and it really doesn't look good for next season whatever league we're in.