Don't disagree he's not ready yet, but as cover for Bennett, he can get runs out off the bench every so often and get to know our squad and way of playing better.
I do rate him, but I think necessity meant he got thrown into the first XI too soon, which probably didn't do him any favours. Wouldn't object to him being loaned out one bit, but as cover and for an occasional sub appearance to run against tired legs, I think he's good enough for L1 level. I wouldn't be confident if he was a first team regular. Not sure which does him most favours in terms of development... regular starts in L2 or learning from some of the undoubtedly very good quality players we now have at Latics.