Yeah, two totally unrelated things. I suspect that linking them may be more to do with peoples own personal politics than anything rational. I think hes a legend for the way he conducts himself off the pitch, but I still have question marks over him as a player if we want to challenge for top 6 / top 4.
In terms of Mings the player, I think its pretty obvious to most of us what the deal is: a great presence, good pace, good in the air, pretty good distribution, but prone to lapses in concentration which can be costly. It would be great if we had all the positives without the mistakes, but then hed be a £60m+ defender not a £25m one.
Champions league teams tend to buy £60m+ defenders.