Regardless of the rights and wrongs of this case, I can't believe we signed someone with known baggage and then ship him out at the first sign of the baggage we knew he had. How is that good management?
Clarke was signed with baggage and given the chance to prove his doubters wrong but from day 1 made no effort to 're-align' his attitude during training but was given the benefit of the doubt and selected for the squad.
His public outburst and unwillingness to resolve it by being man enough to enter the changing room meant he lost all credibility with his team mates - they didn't back him, they backed the manager and he couldn't understand why, as they were all being made to run the next day.
Shipping him out was the only option - the last thing we need is a self pitying player dragging the rest of the team down no matter how good their pedigree (although we were yet to see that after the first game)
