Oh god, here we go again.....
SOPs are mandatory to be followed in any decent airline, UNLESS you have a cast iron reason to go against them.
This particular chap was certainly not well liked by two ex MYT pilots I know who knew him.....apparantly he believed his own publicity.
Remember the B52 crash in the states ?this is how it all begins - not adhering to procedure, deliberately parking where it says 'no parking', 'maverick ' attitude etc etc...