Adebayor

alansouthcoast · Adebayor

Marred a great display with two moments of madness. Once when he scored and run the length of the pitch to goad the Arsenal fans. But the really unsavoury incident was when he raked his foot down Van Persies face. That looked clear enough on TV and I wont be suprised if he gets a ban. Such a shame as he played some great stuff and doesnt need to act as he did.

ngreggors

That attempted stamp was an absolute disgrace. Could have blinded Van Persie.
Not so sure about the goading of the Arsenal fans. Not much different to what alot of players do when they run past the opposition fans with a finger to their lips. What about when a player scores for the away team? Can't really do anything but celebrate in front of opposition fans then can they?
The Arsenal fans had been giving him stick all game and he flipped after scoring. More shocking than the celebration was the Goons reaction putting a steward or two in hopsital in the process.

Anyway, the main thing to take from the game was that City are not just a genuine threat to the Top 4, but maybe the top 2. I guess the real test will be the cliched Burnley away on a cold February tueday night type of match.
Also, another trophyless season at the Library? I do hope so!!!

johnnio

The stamp was terrible, but the celebration was brilliant, fair play. If "fans" can hurl abuse without any comeback then why shouldn't he goad them back. I personally hate this trend of ex-players not celebrating when they score against old clubs. I agree with Gullit who says you should celebrate twice as much, after all they got rid of you. Good on him.

Owl of Minerva

I must say I quite enjoyed it and like Johnnio think that if fans give it they have to expect it back. I know some will say it's irresponsible to incite fans but I don't buy into that. I doubt the Arsenal fans are bothered about him doing it (I'd enjoy it if I was them), it's just the nanny press that make a big deal out of it

alansouthcoast

If Adebayor hadnt wound up the Arsenal fans, the stewards would not have got injured. Thats the way the FA will look at this incident, what made it worse was him running the length of the field.

CanfordCliffs

Personally, I loved the celebration. If fans want to dish it out they have to accept a response. Any blame for injuries is due solely to the muppet fans who moved forward aggressively.

Only Adebayor will know if it was a deliberate stamp or not but it didn't look good from where I was sitting and I fully expect (and will support) a 3 game ban if he is found guilty of stamping.

shamardal84

burroughhilllad

Looking at photgraphs in the papers today you can see fear in the eyes of some women and children as the Arsenal supporters around react to Adebayor's celebration.

The guy is an idiot and this could have been a whole lot worse.

5 game ban for the stamp. 2 game ban for the ridiculous celebration.

Professional footballers should behave in a professional manner.

MT VESSELS

Not that bothered about the stamp, Van Persie tried to do him in the tackle so tough he came off worse.
Think he was an absolute idiot with his goal celebration. He said it was the emotion of the moment, think it was more premeditated. He knew what he was going to do. Unlucky not to have been hit by a few missiles and dont think he would have any arguments if he had been.
Great player but is not the full shilling

MT jnr

Dr_tyler

I don't really understand the issue... if you're in a club and your ex girlfriend's new bloke decides to dance with her in front of you you don't cause a riot or start a fight. If you're team loses and opposition fans in the pub start signing you don't start a riot or go over and start a fight... The arsenal fans over-reacted and they endangered themselves and everyone around them- what were they going to do anyway? Run on to the pitch to attack the player they couldn't wait to leave!?!

The_Pilgarlic

I can not believe the amount of people condoning what he did and how fans who give it should be able to take it.

If someone would care to enlighten me whare it all ends I'd be happy to change my mind?

Maybe a brick through the window of the Man City coach on the return fixture?

Maybe some more scenes like at the West Ham V Milwall fixture which most people were pretty scathing about.

I think the whole charade which is the Premiership is getting more and more childish and the punters are being taken for mugs more than ever.

burroughhilllad

geordie_racer

burroughhilllad

Dr_tyler

Papa 3

ngreggors

Darren

The_Pilgarlic

geordie_racer

there's a very good article in this months "When Saturday Comes" about people who take football too seriously now; encouraged by Sky to believe that it all matters far more than itdoes. the diffrence between "supporters" and "fans"; the fact hat it now isn't enough to like or love your own team beyond compare, you must also hate and loathe all the opposition.

The article was prompted by a buffoon from man u who had a replica shirt printed with the words "mersey scum, 96 not enough" at a branch of sports direct, the buffoon at the counter had "no idea" it might be offensive (even if it was moron who had never heard of Hillsbrough what did they think the word "scum" was meant to be??? a compliment??)

players who move from club a to club b often got "stick" but now it is vitrlic, offensive, abusive and totally over the top. If your mate gos to work for a rival business do you all go round to his house and shout abuse at him as he leaves for work? no of course not

the players themselves are also massively to blame. the senseless goal celebrations which started with romario's 2rock the abby" and go through the stupid cahill boxing routine (which he runs 25 yeards to do....why??) to the neville sprint along anfield to the fingerr to the lips or whatever.... what is it designed to do? attract attention to the person concerned and irritate others, thats what. thier attirtude to life generally often leaves a lot to be desired.

the undignified sight managers leaping around like lunatics over the waward of a throw in or the (correct) booking of one of their players is another example.

turn the heat down on all of it, the players and maagers need to set an exapmple, sky should wind their necks in a bit. its a game. thats all.

MT VESSELS

Dr_tyler

No but as with my earlier examples you're always taught to not rise to it and be the bigger man... Sure it was a silly thing to do and meritted abuse but it didnt merit 100 fans trying to run on and attack him! If people reacted to being wound up in such a manner everytime we would have chaos

Darren

If I stood in a town centre on a Saturday night, arms outstretched and basically shouting 'Come on then', and I then got punched in the face or battered to a pulp, would this be my fault?

MT VESSELS

timeform

johnnio

I cannot for the life of me understand why people get so upset about it. Is it because the other team scoring against your team? If it is then it's understandable, idiotic - yes - pathetic - yes - but understandable, because emotions run high and some "fans" are maybe a little stressed in their lives and take it into their leisure time. But to take offence on behalf of another club is unbelievably pathetic, sad and moronic. It's the "oh will someone please think about the children!!!!" attitude in this country that stinks to high heaven.

Any non-Arsenal fan that gets annoyed about this needs therapy, Timeform has it spot on, we don't agree on an awful lot, but with this we do. Don't give it out if you can't take it.

geordie_racer

burroughhilllad

Tagalie

Professional athletes have to compete in intensely noisy stadia with other events going on around the track and in the field, and the crowd yelling and cheering at different people. Perhaps they could give "professional" footballers some lessons in concentration and mental discipline.

Adebayor is a twonk for being so attention-seeking. The gooners are twonks for getting so wound up. Conclusion: Premier league football gets more twonkish by the week.

ngreggors

timeform

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Dr_tyler

On the good humoured banter front I've got a little mention for Frank Lampard...

I'm a spurs fan but have recently bought a Fulham season ticket (live just across the river). The first game I saw this season was the local derby against Chelsea. Lampard was getting the usual 'fat frank' related abuse for most of the first half and continued to do so as he came over to the Hammersmith end to take a corner...

...upon hearing this he looked up to the crowd, puffed his belly (if he actually has one!) out, made a 'mr toad' (from the office) expression and got a laugh and a mini standing ovation from the crowd! It was a great little exchange!

geordie_racer

Papa 3

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has defended under-fire striker Emmanuel Adebayor, saying there was "no malice" in challenge that gashed the face of former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie.

Adebayor, signed by City from Arsenal for £25 million last month, has been accused of deliberately stamping on van Persie during City's 4-2 win in what the Dutch striker has condemned as a "mindless and malicious" assault.

Hughes, who faces the prospect of losing Adebayor for at least three matches starting with the Manchester derby at the weekend, insisted that the contact had been accidental.

"Emannuel Adebayor sustained a tremendous amount of personal abuse from the kick-off but strongly maintains that there was no malice intended in the challenge on Robin van Persie," Hughes told his club's website.

The City boss also claimed that Adebayor had apologised to Van Persie when the two players hugged at the end of the match - a version of events disputed by the Arsenal player.

Most pundits have concluded that Adebayor, who enjoyed an unhappy final year at Arsenal after being made a scapegoat for the club's lack of silverware by the Gunners' fans, did deliberately seek to make contact with Van Persie.

The extent of any ban will depend on whether referee Mark Clattenburg, who missed the incident at the time, agrees with that view when he reviews it.

Hughes felt Clattenburg was in a good position to see what happened and argued that, therefore, the issue should be left there.

"The referee had a great view of the challenge from Ade and the one that preceded it by Van Persie and deemed at the time that neither were worthy of either a yellow or red card," Hughes explained

As well as facing a possible three-match ban for violent conduct, Adebayor is also likely to be charged with improper conduct after provocatively celebrating his goal in City's 4-2 win in front of the Arsenal supporters.

That led to a steward being hit by a missile thrown from the Arsenal section of the ground and Adebayor's conduct has been severely criticised by Manchester police.
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Mark Hughes must have fallen over, like when they played Bolton, and didn't see the incident, god bless the little innocent.

Gorg_George

After seeing the incident (stamp) I think Ade should get the longest ban/biggest fine the F.A can possibly give him. Disgracefu. As for running over to the Arsenal fans, good for him I say.

Andy

Related to the Adebayor issue:

Police have received a complaint over the behaviour of Arsenal striker Robin van Persie after he scored during Saturday's game with Manchester City.

It is alleged the striker celebrated in front of home fans at Eastlands and mouthed a swear word towards the City supporters in the stands.

Greater Manchester Police said they would speak to the fan who complained before deciding whether to investigate.

Van Persie received treatment after a clash with City's Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Football Association has said it will examine Adebayor's own celebrations following a goal he scored during the match, which Manchester City won 4-2.

How and why is swearing a police issue? If I phoned the police telling them that someone had called me a c**t they would probably (and justifiably) call me a time wasting c**t and fine me for wasting police time!!

Papa 3

johnnio

All the killjoys on here are gonna destroy goal celebrations forever in football. Players will get yellow cards for putting their fingers to their lips and their hands to their ears next as it's disrespectful to the poor fans whose team that have just been scored against. Maybe they'll ban spitting too, and that snot thing will maybe get a 2 match ban.

God knows what they'll give a player for scratching his balls during the game, after all it's disrespectful and besides it could be construed as a disrespectful gesture to opposing fans.

geordie_racer

MT VESSELS

burroughhilllad

geordie_racer

The_Pilgarlic

it's what mug punters pay £50 a game for but only their team are allowed to do it as if an opposition player does it then he is a k n o b until he signs for them two weeks later and then kisses his new badge and even better if he then goads and incites the fans of the club whose badge he has previosly kissed in an over the top celebration as he can do what he likes and pretend to be sorry after cos he is paid £100,000,000 per week and he has a manager who would protect him even if he played with a knife down his sock and slit the throat of an oppostion player he had once kissed in an over the top goal celebration when they played together......etc, etc

£50 well spent. It's like the wrestling really.

Dr_tyler

If the argument for why the fans aren't in the wrong is the passion of the game, the high emotions etc then why should the players be immune from these feelings?

So if a goal is scored it is ok for fans to start a riot but not for a player to celebrate- whether the player is a fan of the club or not scoring a goal is still going to raise the heart rate!

johnnio

johnnio

MT VESSELS

Three match ban for violent conduct

MT jnr

geordie_racer

Solerina

johnnio

geordie_racer

value seeker

Thers a new video online game out now.
Its called Bad Adeybayor,it gives players the chance to earn points by running downfield,stamping on Robert Van Persie and sliding toward Arsenal fans while avoiding objects thrown from the stands.
Play it at www.mousebreaker.com/games/badadebayor/playgame

johnnio

I'll have a look at that one. I hope the City fans give him a standing ovation next home game.

merrymozzer

Solerina