it's easy to forget that he was first team before the sending off against united early in the season. after that point any time he got picked he had a mare. i agree he has potential, if things had played out differently last season we could be looking at a very good player right now.
He was fine at the beginning of the season when we had very little pressure on us due to our small squad and new manager. He could play his natural game with little expectation. As soon as that changed and we stepped it up a gear, he clearly couldn't cope with it. He tried too hard to make things happen to prove himself, and just made a mess of everything he touched.
He's a good player, but it's a good move on all sides I think.