We know what's coming here don't we
He decides he likes it at Oxford, where he can get a game without having too work too hard to get the shirt, they want to do a permanent deal but can't afford his wages. We end up giving him away and paying some of his contract up.
All this for a player who should be worth a couple of million as a first team fringe player in a good Championship side.
if we want a player from League One who is instrumental in his club getting to the top of the League we'd have to pay £2-4 million for him, that's exactly what Carruthers did in our League One season, but apparently he's worth practically nowt