Oh for gawd's sakes, he was always trying to get Yorke out of the door. He was hardly going to say: "Yorke is a workshy toothy ukelele-fiddler who's no use to anyone, he's history here." was he? Because it would hardly have had clubs queueing up for him, would it?
Come on, Souness has been here 4 years now, you should know how he plays the game.
Or are you just seeking a good moan ("Blackburnitis")?
PS: How can a player brought in on loan be a "panic buy"?!