Hungry Joe
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Still, it'd be a dull world if everyone agreed wouldn't it. Sounds like top TV.
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Garth Crooks - Complete cock
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Just to play devil's advocate, why should adebayor take the blame for what the fans choose to do? Is it Emile Heskey's fault that fans chant racist things at him? If he wasn't out there being all black...
I know that is a ridiculous example, but it's the first that came to my mind.
In football there is always taunting. The away fans who ask us where our boyfriends are etc. does their chant justify us storming the away stand? Yeah, it's wrong for Adebayor to taunt the arsenal fans, but why should we blame him, if the fans who gave him so much stick can't take a little of it back and decide to storm the pitch?
For the record, I'm not saying that makes Adebayor right in what he did, but responsible for how people react? I don't think that is as clear cut.
I know that is a ridiculous example, but it's the first that came to my mind.
In football there is always taunting. The away fans who ask us where our boyfriends are etc. does their chant justify us storming the away stand? Yeah, it's wrong for Adebayor to taunt the arsenal fans, but why should we blame him, if the fans who gave him so much stick can't take a little of it back and decide to storm the pitch?
For the record, I'm not saying that makes Adebayor right in what he did, but responsible for how people react? I don't think that is as clear cut.
Hungry Joe
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You make some good points there. People should take responsibility for their own actions. Adebayor's done that and apologised, Garth Crooks dared to have an opinion that didn't follow the party line, big deal.
hart's shirt
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If you haven't seen Adebayor's celebration, here's a link to it. Arabic commetary as it's from Showtime over here.
YouTube - Emmanuel Adebayor Celebration against Arsenal Fans
YouTube - Emmanuel Adebayor Celebration against Arsenal Fans
beorhthelm
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i think he has been against a player in previous similar incitment situation, and only backed Adebayor because it was against the Arsenal fans.
Hungry Joe
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Storm in a tea cup, the Arsenal marking was more shocking.
GT49er
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No, if Arsenal fans invaded the pitch, it would be entirely due to their lack of self-control, and their total disregard for rules - their own responsibility, in other words.
I understand that no Arsenal fans reacted inappropriately. That is good. If any of them had, it would only have proved that they, personally, were mindless wankers.
Screaming J
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I just don't rate him as a pundit, never have. I am not saying he is nver right, just I feel I disagree more with him than most others they have on and I've always found the way he makes his points slightly irritating.
Disappointing that some on here are turning this into a race/colour thing. What the feck has that got to do with it? Anyone can talk bollocks about football, irrespective of race, colour or gender!
Disappointing that some on here are turning this into a race/colour thing. What the feck has that got to do with it? Anyone can talk bollocks about football, irrespective of race, colour or gender!
That was some run.
His commentary and interviews are inept and the man is a complete and utter twat and I couldn't care if he is black, white, green or yellow he really is shit. But that is not really surprising when you concider the general state of media pundits.
throbinson
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Crooks is a tosser, end off
Beach Hut
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Adebayor didn't really need to do that, should have just let his football do the talking.
vegster
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If only he could have ran back that far and fast to defend or put a block in when he was at Arsenal.... he might have been still there.
But to be fair..
He's earning practically double at City what he did at Arsenal and i reckon has more chance of winning silverware with City in the next few seasons. Wenger shows no ambition. He just ambles about in the transfer window signing 12 year old Africans.
So why would he want to be at Arsenal!?
imissworthing2
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Crooks is boring and tries to articulate average points as good ones.
Put yourself in adebayors positition, would'nt u want to celebrate in front of the arsenal fans, show them what their missing!!!
Put yourself in adebayors positition, would'nt u want to celebrate in front of the arsenal fans, show them what their missing!!!
vegster
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Cynic
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When we play Orient then, we should all sing Scott Magleish is a nice guy.