Adebayor wanted to be worshiped like Henry, but instead only managed to surpass the infamy of Ashley Cole. Talk about irony. There’s a lesson to be learned in that, but somehow, I don’t think fate will conspire to teach him such a lesson.

Also, I want to give respect to Toure for getting the muppet up to his feet and pushing him away from the fans. He could have done it sooner and with a bit more vigor but still, Toure gets the love.

It was blatent incitement, and he was banned for two matches. So by the same precedent, Adebayor should receive the same.

Which would be a five match ban at a time when Robinho and Tevez are injured. He certainly does think of himself first, doesn’t he?

I am getting tired of complaining about refereeing decisions costing us games. They do, and we somehow seem to get the worst end of virtually every refereeing decision, especially away from home. Yesterday, Clattenburg seemed to think that if a City player pushed one of our guys off the ball (as happened a lot) then it was fair, physical play, but if an Arsenal player did the same, he couldn’t blow his whistle fast enough. The team should know this, and should therefore work to stick the ball in the net so many times the ref and his prejudices become insignificant.

Yesterday, we had a lot of possession, but there wasn’t much penetration. We barely troubled Given, until the tie was lost. That, more than anything else, has got to change. I was prepared to read a lot of negative crap from so-called fans in the wake of the defeat, and I have not been disappointed, but I am sad that I have to share my club with such cretins.

We have to move on, and I’m glad we’ve got a Champions League game coming up, it’ll keep the guys focused, and hopefully, everytime Robin looks at an opposition team, he’ll go all Bobby Boucher on and visualise and attack!

Let’s hope that the FA treat the incidents seriously, there is a case for three offences to be taken in to consideration. Deliberate stamp on Cesc, stamp on RvP, and inciting the crowd.

Three month ban for dangerous conduct, amounting to, two assaults, and incitement to violence. Also heavy sanction on ManCiteh for failing to keep their player under control.

We were too slow in the first half, failed to defend from the front, too many cross park and backward passes. Second half was better but inattentive defending again let us down.

Diaby is a nightmare, fails to release the ball early enough, fails to track back and defend, half the time he’s away with fairies. We can’t blame youthful naievity, he’s allegedly a mature player.

Apart from that, bad luck and poor refereeing seems to be our shadow.

Richards was offside for the first goal.
Clear penalty for handball ignored.
Ade should have been off the pitch long before he scored.
RvP hits the post and it bounces out, they hit the post and it bounces in off Pickledickles head.

Better be better in Liege!!

Viva!

Thing is, City is a humiliation for him. He was expecting Milan or Barca, or at the very least Chelsea. Horror, no takers: loss of face. He’s a flakey kid anyway, who’s had quite a hard time – yes, really: his childhood was unusually tough and he’s still under the thumb of a slightly sinister-sounding guy who bought him his first pair of boots and plane ticket to Europe and who fills his head with grandiose ideas. I’m not excusing his behaviour, just saying it’s predictable.

It’s part of a larger issue that some of us American supporters suffer with and I’ll be addressing it in a blog soon.