Jonny Drury comment: Tough to take but Dara O'Shea's move from West Brom to Burnley best for everyone
It was inevitable that West Brom were going to have to sell this summer - and the reality is that when you need to raise funds your best players will probably be the first ones to leave.
That looks set to be the case, certainly for captain Dara O'Shea, with West Brom and Burnley locked in talks over a potential sale of the Republic of Ireland international to the newly promoted Premier League side.
O'Shea is arguably the club's biggest asset in the playing squad, having played in the top flight, captained the club and made 19 international appearances all at the age of 24.
The reality of the situation off the field at the club really hits home for many fans when they see one of the academy's best ever graduates being sold to a newly promoted Premier League side.
But there are many different ways to look at this transfer, from a negative and positive angle.
In a negative way, this is the reality of the extremely worrying financial position that Albion have been put in following years of mismanagement off the field by the club's owner.
