I still think he should be sold. He's ok, and he's done a job. I prefer him to Poulsen, and so Poulsen should be out first, but I don't see Spearing as a long term solution to anything at the club. Creatively he's not as good as Gerrard, scoring wise he's not as good as Meireles, defensively and work rate he's not as good as Lucas, so where does he fit into the team?
He fits into the team in exactly the same way Lucas did when he was 22, except that he's home grown. Good squad player to have.