Why are so many people bitter about a very talented lad who was very poorly advised all those years ago. Good luck John - hope Paulo sorts you out & you at last fulfill your potential.

I was at the Swindon match pre season talking to a friend of mine who is a sponsor at STFC. He had spoken to JB who expressed massive regret at what had happened. Got to agree with the others - I wish I had a bit of hindsight at 15yo!

Four wheels drives the body - Two wheels drives the soul

Ok, he lied to us all, paymaster, staff and supporters, saying 'I want to be the youngest Palace Captain ever, playing for the team I support, represent Palace in England shirt blah blah blah...'
And yes, he was young, but us Palace supporters are a loyal bunch, we've had to be, so when someone betrays this trust, in my eyes he deserves all he gets! But I also remember a certain Mr.Kuqi giving us all a one-fisted salute, but after swallowing his pride, training with the kids for weeks, he came back to regain everyone's adulation. Who's to say JB couldn't do the same? Unfortunately for him he seems to have too much pride to do that, which is surprising from someone who has such strong religious beliefs.

Looks like DiCanio has 2 of the world's worst professionals on his books!!