article_snippet.sent: That 2011 move was seen and widely accepted - externally - as the prodigal son going home.
article_snippet.sent: What followed was a three-season spell that has, perhaps, been unfairly characterised.
article_snippet.sent: They were right, as this campaign has proved, but this campaign was unusual for a club to say so much.
article_snippet.sent: It was not exceptional, though, and last summer came the chance to leave, bringing with it much of the confusion that still surrounds The midfielder.