Ok. So I listened to the whole podcast, for what it's worth.
He comes across as a hard working family man, and in his words 'down to earth' guy.No question.
He definitely has been through some major hardships, and adversity in his life, and thankfully he has come through.That alone takes a lot of courage.
He has gone onto have a very successful career on the pitch and off, considering he started from humble beginnings, and has his priorities in place, and should be applauded for all this.
I have respect for him as a person. In fact I never disliked him as a person.I don't know him, or ever met him.It was never about that for me.Because I don't rate him as a footballer for our club, doesn't me I hold a personal grudge against him.That's not what this is about at all. At least not for me.
In hindsight, I may have been too harsh on him at the beginning, but I still don't think he merits another contract, and I wish him and his family all the success, & health, in the future.
If this still makes my opinion invalid, then so be it.