We didn't replace a ~£15m striker over the summer yet we sit second in the table...
You seem to be very combative over some hypothetical situations being discussed here over the last few pages.
You'd like to think the club has a list of potential replacements for Rothwell lined up given he's in the last year of his contract and there was interest over the summer. There was a chance he'd be leaving this window and he'd almost certainly be gone in the summer so hopefully there would some sort of planning behind the scenes. Whether there is one or not, none of us know so I don't personally see the value in scrapping with each other over it.
Obviously it's not wise to let him go when there is no replacement coming in, but at the same time we're facing the most important few months in recent memory - I only want players on the pitch who are 100% committed to getting this club promoted. One thing I noticed watching the Bournemouth match before xmas, JR was flying into 50/50s without much care for his safety. Will he still be doing that if he's got one eye elsewhere and trying not to get injured?
If him leaving enables some others to come in who want to be here and get this club promoted, I have no problem with it whatsoever.