Yep, he's be mischaracterised as if he said 'all' of course, but most of us understand that he's just talking the truth.

It's not always as easy as someone being crap....one example is that some pretty nice women get abandoned by their partners and raise their young children in poverty without a dutiful good father figure.....that can lead to serious issues down the line.

But yeah, generally selfish and negligent parents raise damaged kids.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

his 'news' is as old as time. And is correct.

Mass Shootings are invariably carried out by kids with a messed up childhood.

the BBC are looking to discredit him.

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

It's mainly all in the genes........ and most of them should simply have kept them zipped up.

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

I am not sure that "poor parenting" is the best description although I know what he means.

I come from a poor working class family. My parents made plenty of mistakes which the Twitterati of today would be appalled by.

However my parents were aspirational for their children and this I think is the key. Parents who have no aspirations for their kids are the ones that should be criticised.

A lot of kids are told by their parents why bother with education. The parents probably hated school and felt it did nothing for them so in turn do not push their kids.

My mother god bless her was not very bright and missed the key years of education due to being evacuated during the war. However she was the driving force in our family to do well at school and get a job in an office as opposed to working on a building site like my dad.

Sadly a lot of the kids I grew up with didn't have that push from their parents.

One more point

I don't know what it is about today's parenting, but many just seem to ignore their children. The number who go to my granddaughter's junior school without being able to properly dress themselves or read at a basic level is alarming.

The language some of these 8 or 9 year olds use is real X rated stuff - the kids don't have much of a chance in life without a great deal of effort on their part.

Some of our young players are a good example of triumph over adversity - Eze, Mitchell and Guehi came from poor backgrounds and are all the better for making huge efforts and sacrifices to get where they are.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

They have. It's called Paracetamol.