Yes, very well said 3Ten.
HE MESSED UP! That is a fact.
I would say he is on the floor now and has been kicked hard enough and for long enough on this thread (although I am equally sure there will be plenty more wanting to put their boot in).
Despite all those sticking up for him here, I am willing to bet that nobody in TAP is walking up to him and saying "Well done!"
Sure, a lot of his friends and countrymen will try and defend him in public regardless of what they might think privately - is that not normal behaviour, up to a point?