….’hate’ is a very strong word, not sure I’ve seen anybody with that amount of dislike for the lad. Just because you don’t rate him as footballer doesn’t have to mean you dislike him.
He’s not a ‘victim’, he’s a very lucky lad and good luck to him for that. It’s doubtful he ever earns what he gets with us so I’ve doubted he leaves before his contract is up and I wouldn’t blame him for that. He might go on loan if there’s a club happy to take him and pay a % of his salary.
I suppose it’s possible he has a ‘Phil Babb’ World Cup but it’s difficult to see him starting games.