DAVID leaving is worse than when Alan Shearer left in '96. Alan left to play for the team he has always supported, but David was already playing for his.

Personal differences have obviously got in the way, which is not very professional for a supposed professional footballer.

Having said that, if the club receive the full £5.5M then that's a good price for a player who was very inconsistent last season.

Andrew Whittaker, Bamber Bridge