That's a great story Aucks, and of course, there are always going to be success stories. And its testimony to you that you worked so hard getting back.
I feel top professional sportsmen all need to be at 100%. Even if they are 90% its extremely noticeable.
You have to have such an attitude to get back especially if you have missed 12 months. That's my main concern.
He has a life he will be happy with, and a Mrs he follows around like a little lost puppie.
I do get the feeling this lad loves football.
I also get the feeling he is not 100% focused on his career.
You have to be coming back 100% and have no excuses.
This TV programme is an issue for me.
If he comes back and struggles, the first thing I will say it concentrate on football then. You clearly have too many other distractions. He is leaving himself wide open, and also open to criticism.
Personally, the TV issue is secondary to the main one. He has suffered a whole year out. Not convinced he will be the same. I hope I am wrong. But I have seen how this story ends numerous times, with much better players than him, who where focused on their career, who didn't make it back properly.

And as for the facilities they all have. We have a Grade A Premier league facility. For training, for injuries, for recovery.
We must also have one of the worst injury lists in all of the 92 clubs. By quite a long way.
We have no excuses. But use them all the same.
They all have everything they ever need. We are still missing half match day squad every time we play.

Take your pick on Sat which load it will be. Williams has an appalling injury record. He will be one ......
Ayala has been injury prone his entire career. And poor the other half. Every Boro fan I know told me that. They didn't let him go because he was trustworthy and decent. He will be another ......
Rothwell is a slight person, he always seems to have something wrong. That's another.
Evans is injured more than he is fit, that's another .....
If Lenihan isn't injured he will be close to a suspension, that will be another .....