[BaggieSteve]

I actually feel pretty sorry for the guy; not sympathy as he brought so much of this upon himself but, now he's in this position, I'd like to see his situation improve. I think he could be an excellent footballer - we saw many glimpses of that when it was all going well at the Hawthorns - but he has so screwed up his professional and personal life that he's wasting all that talent. I don't bear him any ill-will, he made poor choices, picked the wrong fights and received shocking advice. He was a young, immature lad who was, I feel, treated shockingly by those "advising" him. I accept he didn't have to accept their guidance but he foolishly did. I don't agree with much that Pulis did but I think he was right regarding Berahino - he recognised the guy was young and immature, so he tried a protective, arm around the shoulder approach. Unfortunately, that influence wasn't as strong as the crap advice he was getting from elsewhere.