If Sheaf is a £15 million player and we replace him with a £4 million player, it's going to take at least a few years for the £4 million player to reach the performance levels of the £15 million player if they are even capable of it.
This is the downside of the 'model'
Will be same if we sell Sheaf, if we have a replacement who even has the potential to be anywhere near as good it will be two or three years before he's getting to his best.
Honestly no, but IF he has the potential to be anywhere as good as the player he's been suggested to replace, then it's gonna be at least 2 - 4 seasons before he's reaching that level.
Robins been looking for excuses to drop him for 18 months. Da Silva put in a decent cameo against Man Utd and a nice assist v Hull. Expect to see Da Silva start next season as the number 1 left back again.
Da Silva is a nice footballer and would be first pick for a 5 a side team or beach...