P.s I'm not defending Tom here, nor do I sit on his side of the fence, I just needed to say that as something wasn't adding up for me, but I could just be MASSIVELY naive.
I'm not precisely sure what your motives are here but seeing as you've registered merely to post in this thread, it seems slightly suspicious at the very least.
I realise your knee-jerk is to try and defend your friend breakwell but I'm afraid sometimes in life, so called 'friends' can end up getting you in a whole world of trouble if you don't think through your acts of support.
As you suspect, you are being 'massively naive' here if you feel breakwell can claim any mitigation for his actions .. from the get-go, he's been a fuhking as$hole in terms of his attitude and his lack of resolve to put things right ..... people on this site are not banned for no reason, breakwell was originally banned for scamming ... there is no defence for this, it means he knowingly tried to defraud somebody out of their money or property ...... he's basically a low-life thief with an extremely low intellect which is not a good combination at the best of times.
Let me give you some advice here machinegun kid, don't post anymore on my site in defence of your ingrate friend ....you would be 'massively naive' if you ignore this advice.
As people have remarked, this is very small community and if I think you are of the same character and behaviour as breakwell, then you won't be welcome in places like the CPPS, NPF or any responsible league or event in this country .... think before you act, and so in this case, STFU!!!