Most say the same about Christie, Clarke, and Cameron not good enough, cant do this, cant do that!!!! Teams will look at what they need and who can do it at the price they can afford. Haynes has attributes and given the right environment could do very well for for himself i would imagine. I don't put him on a pedestal or pretend i think he is the best player i have seen but he has a place in the game with the tools he has.
We on the other hand have no plan or style just grab who is available, hence 5,7 forwards with a manager who play hoof ball, or a manager looking at players not in the price bracket for the clubs wage bill. I'm not shocked at Haynes bids, i'm shocked we rejected them but it says more about the state of stokes current fitness, than we are trying to hold onto a gem....