If he had such a great connection with the club then you wouldn't have thought it would be too hard for him to call the highly paid, specifically hired team doctor to see if a medication was ok to take. No one to blame but himself. Whilst he's a good player, for a club and coach that focuses so much in discipline I could never see him pulling on the purple again,
He'd do well for himself to go to a bottom ten club and teach them a thing or two. Whether anyone takes a punt on him is a different matter.