I don't recall all the furore about the loan system last season when Lukaku played for little old West Brom. But now he's playing for a team challenging for a place in the top 4 it's gone haywire. You all seem to have missed the clause in Stephen (My gran has died, no not that one, the other one. Actually I lied to see my bird) Irelands permanent contract at Stoke
"Aston Villa stipulated that they weren't going to allow the loan deal to be changed unless it was in the contract that Stephen couldn't play against them," Hughes said. http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ys-mark-hughes Now that's clearly influencing another teams selection.