Yes, I agree.

Btw "bottled" has been mentioned many times in this thread. I'd imagined this meant smashing a bottle and ramming it into someone's face. One article I read referred to him having hit someone on the head with a bottle. Neither action is in anyway defensible - but different levels of offence.

Doesn't matter, he needs to grow up first, prove that he can behave and not be another clubs problem. There plenty of big 21 year olds who go out happily without thumping each other. He shouldn't be drinking period.

He is very lucky to be given another chance, as already said he needs to grow up fast.

I enjoyed the earlier version. When you write in code it keeps us all on our toes.

240 hours community service sounds like nearly three games for Brighton would sort him out silly boy been given a great chance at palace

Gotta wonder sometimes just how assertive a lot of you lot would be once stepping aside from your keyboard. All entitled to an opinion, don't condone anything he's done myself even in the slightest, it's completely wrong, but to tarnish someone's entire character by making comments that "he's always been a wrogen" and basing that on the fact that your from the same area is just spreading horse s***, if anything it's as he's got older that he's started getting into a bit of agg - purposely avoided a lot of trouble that was going on around him daily to dedicate himself wholeheartedly to football and making it as a professional footballer, channeled a s*** load of negative energy into something positive and did it at a very young age. Upbringings can often bring hidden demons out that a lot of us wouldn't even have the first idea how to deal with, it's never an excuse but people are always so quick to judge instead of recognising people's accomplishments and the s*** they've overcome to achieve them. Like I've said it's not what people think about this particular incident or the ones that have just come to light that bothers me, he's got responsibilities. I just thought I should step in and defend someone I know personally very well when someone else is making statements and spreading bulls*** with no substance. But forget that you all clearly know the kid more than me and your all holier than thou without a single skeleton in your closets.

We're the Arthur over ere!