Him and LR just prove there is so much more to a modern football team than the starting eleven. Looking at it from a purely playing angle he is no loss at all: he didn't play this season, and he's old and injured. But you get the impression that what he did behind the scenes was absolutely invaluable, it was more like he was a member of the coaching staff.
Him and LR are both going to be badly missed. Who can step into their shoes to become the senior non-playing players to show the others how to handle not being picked? You get the feeling with those two that #Together really meant something, and I'm a bit concerned for squad morale next year.
My thoughts exactly.