I actually feel sorry for the guy, he is not a bad egg in the dressing room, he creates no drama and acts like a model professional for the club, he is just not the right fit character wise to be captain, mentally in terms of that champions mentality or ability and physically wise as he restricts us tactically and was over priced at 80 million but none of that was his fault, he didn't put a gun to the head of those who recruited him and think think the hate for him from our fanbase has become too personal and too far with the recent bomb threat.
I don't rate Maguire at all and think if opportunity arises we should offload him but i also do feel a bit sorry for him. He's in a really bad spot atm and nothing seems to go his way.
Im not sure if its wise to "play him in to form", i think best would be to take a step back, regroup , wait for the storm to calm and go again next season (if he is still here). The pressure on him is enormous right now and i cant see him turning it around by playing him.
As for the, "its not his fault his price 80m". I see people write this a lot but has anyone actually said that? As far as i remember ive never seen anyone say, "its Maguires fault he cost 80m".
I'd be interested to read some of those posts if you'd like to share where you've read it!
If he is a good egg or not, i cant answer since i dont have access to the dressing room so i have to trust you on that one.
From your experience in the dressing room, who'd you say are the bad eggs?