I'm all for giving someone a chance. Don't know the bloke and therefore have no problems or issues.
But when you stand proud as a representative of a company as in the OP and then turn it in to a no show! (What's it been? 5 days). You can expect to take a little ribbing. If the chaps got anything about him he will take it on the chin.
Reporting what back to Daystate Timmy? He hasn't been on since he started this thread.