It was, plus the post from the person who worked at the Palace team's hotel who said the driver had been taken short there too. Of course, the truth on Nsc is never fully believed until the evidence comes from elsewhere.
It was Poyet who caught the culprit. There was cctv, but the culprit had access to it, so was editing it. Poyet set up his own camera, which then provided the proof.
I knew about the CKR transfer to Sheff Utd, as I was at Worthing watching the 'reserves' playing at the time. He was substituted as soon as the agreement was reached.