No his delivery is pretty crap, but tbh that's probably the only reason he hasn't gone to a top top club. There is nobody better at getting up and down the line than him, and because he does it so often he still gives you twice as much offensively as almost every other right back in the premier league. When on his game his defence is also acceptable.
He took a long time to get over his broken leg, but based on the last 3 months of the season there's nobody else I want to come in and take his place next season.
Most people were saying Baines needed replacing last season, and even the season before, so the second half of your post is just nonsense really. yes there may have been some Baines diehards on here, but not many.