Exactly the time you need your senior pros to be dragging the 18 - 19 yr olds through matches, not disappearing with them. Last season was only the 3rd time he'd played more than 35 games in a season, pretty shocking over a 12 year career. His legs had gone for the 2nd half of the season and his performance tailed off with it.
let me give you a scenario;
TM; I have to have more players and soon
Sisu : Sorry whatever your name is but we don't have any money
TM: What about the sales of Maddison.etc etc etc ?
Sisu: Don't concern yourself with that Tom, its gone
TM: but I don't have enough players to even stay in Div One
Sisu: Well Bradford have offered some money for the French chap with the beard if you say yes you can have some of the dosh Tim
TM; Do it