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It was daft to retire his shirt but there is mitigating circumstances ( does not excuse the shirt retirement). He was on schoolboy contract and had not signed a professional contract so could have left for nothing, he said he wanted to sign a professional contract in last few months of the season so Birmingham city could get some money for him( he is a Brum fan and his brother is in the academy and is aware of the precarious financial situation at the club), he was also one of the main reason they stayed up that year.It was ridiculous.
He could become the best player in history and it will never not be a ridiculous decision to retire a 17 year old's shirt after half a season.
like I said daft to retire the shirt but mitigating circumstances