: Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:42 pm  

Adebayor the celebration - he had plenty of time to stop what he was doing and realise he was being a bit silly and he most definitely shouldn't have done it.

However, all teams have got players who have scored in big games and partially incited the oppo's fans - Fowler did it for City against Nited, Rooney did it a little bit last season against City, Gerrard has run the length of the Paddock/Bullens Road at Everton after scoring, Lampard has done the ear-cupping one many times etc etc...so long as it's not too inciteful (if that's a real word!) then I don't think we should worry too much - I think Adebayor's was borderline inciteful to be honest.

Adebayor the "stamp" - it most certainly looked horrible and intended from the angle I've seen and in this day and age you are going to get hammered for it, image is everything remember...it certainly wasn't as bad as some of the challenges players get away with year on year - remember the Palacios one against Naldo last season???

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:57 pm  

I think everyone who is coming out and saying 'he got carried away in the moment, his emotions took over him' is forgetting that he is an adult and therefore responsible for his own actions. Remove the apparent 'romanticism' of football and all you have is an arrogant idiot inciting a crowd of angry people.

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:20 pm  

SaintJose wrote:

I think everyone who is coming out and saying 'he got carried away in the moment, his emotions took over him' is forgetting that he is an adult and therefore responsible for his own actions. Remove the apparent 'romanticism' of football and all you have is an arrogant idiot inciting a crowd of angry people.

He was on the receiving end of $hit loads of abuse last season from Arsenal fans, he was getting abuse all throughout the game from the Arsenal fans, he then went on to score a goal for his new club against the same idiots who spent most of the game abusing him. Sure, he went a little OTT, but it was a better way of saying "up yours" than saying it to them.

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:31 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

A fine would be fine, but there's talk of a ban and people fully blaming it all on Adebayor.

IMO, I think it's pathetic how seriously goal celebrations are looked at. I believe players should be allowed to take off their shirts and run off the pitch IF they're the home side. I believe it adds to show and it allows them to show true passion, something I feel all fans love to see. I don't see how it would be provoking if they're the home side and I don't feel it warrants a yellow card.

What gets me is, the FA apparently won't take action against things the referee has already decided upon, so if somebody's been yellow carded, only in extreme circumstances will they take action. Do people believe Adebayor's celebration was an extreme circumstance? I don't. Especially when you see some of the things on the pitch that are just waved off an accepted, like Guthrie's intentional kick that broke Fagan's leg, or Bosingwa's kick on Benayoun.

Consistency is all I want, if they're now gonna act on things that have been carded and they're gonna give punishments for bad tackles/challenges like Adebayor's, then I want it every week, not once a season.

Why just players for the home side?

Any player should be able to celebrate how they wish. Even more so those who are given abuse throughout the game. If you can't take it don't dish it out.

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:38 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

Yeah, they only threw a phone at him didn't they. Fantastic behaviour.

Is that better or worse than a pig's head?

[Matt_Horton]

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:50 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Is that better or worse than a pig's head?

Ah, that was at Figo

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:54 pm  

Lot of debate on this, people getting a bit edgey over nowt.

He celebrated by running and sliding infront of 3,000 telling him to f-off all game, who cares. It's football these things happen. them arsenal fans are the ones that want banning for 3 games.

He clearly DID stamp on RVP's head, you can see the 2nd motion in his foot go down. Stupid thing to do. Give him 3 matches for that.

I dont get why eveyone has to get in an uproar bout these things, its sport, these things happen.

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:31 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

He got a two match suspension as well as a fine.

He didn't, fella. As confirmed by utd fans on here yesterday. He was fined and given a 2 game ban suspended for two years. Check google

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:27 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Is that better or worse than a pig's head?

: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:32 pm  

'Figo you stink' by the Boixos Nois of Tarragona