You're John O'Shea. You're 30 years old. You've given your career to Manchester United. You've been shit. You've been good. Mostly, you've been average, which is oddly, has always been good enough. You're the definition of a squad player (unlike Darron Gibson). You'll slot in, play anywhere. You signed a four-year contract eight months ago making you the highest-paid sportsman in Ireland. You were going to retire as a Manchester United player.
And suddenly, you're redundant?
That's how it appears, if you believe what you read in the papers. O'Shea, along with United down-and-outer's Gibson and Brown will be heading to Sunderland next season. John O'Shea (as the only member of that troika who actually plays regularly) must be pissed. He's not the kind of person to cross Ferguson, so we can only assume that the Man United brass decided he was surplus to requirements, with the arrival of Jones and the rise of the da Silva twins. Leg-breaker Jonny Evans stays, but O'Shea goes? What was the point of resigning him in October if you're going to offload him in June? His appearances were down this season (see below), but O'Shea would have gladly fought for his place. Now it looks like his 10-year long career with United is over. John O'Shea, you've been shafted.
