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Dimitri Payet Opinion: West Ham United should be ashamed of how they treated the Frenchman, says Adrian Durham

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Many years ago, a friend of mine was facing a painful divorce. He couldn’t cope. He found himself in an airport lounge one morning crying his eyes out. He missed his plane to London, and consequently missed work that day. Once his employers found out the full story, they offered help and support. He was one of the toughest guys I know, had already endured a traumatic life, but the divorce was killing him: mentally he was weak and emotionally he was shot.