If Adebayor had done that celebration 25 years ago, nobody would've batted an eyelid.

Its not the same game as 25 years ago on and off the field.

Really?

I started going to football 23 years ago (blimey, I am only 29) celebrations back then were pretty understated compared to what they are now, it would have caused a bit more of a stir back then I'd have thought, though obviously the media wasn't quite as intense.

That's what I was thinking. Anything more than a pat on the back or a jump in the air was a bit strange.

Nah, they've changed the ticket system thing and my mate's decided not to bother. I can't afford it unless he's going so I'm giving it a miss this year, but I'll be going 10/11 hopefully.

I'll try and get a few league/cup games in there or something if I can get a ticket here and there.

Thought they only changed the league games? as long as you had the credit from last season on fancard it still counts for CL Debreceni went down to zero credit anyway, we got 4k for Leeds in the cup looks like it might go to all fancard holders with abit of luck £18 a ticket I think.

The money saved can be put to good use... Wire season ticket and new shirt

The world would have been in shock that a 6 month old kid could run like that.

Players wouldn't have celebrated like that 25 years ago because they'd be half-watching the supporters kicking off.

Christ on a bike, how sensitive can some people be, and it was probably someone mouthing off to van Persie all game long.

Eduardo's ban for diving has been withdrawn. The right decision, finally.

Eduardo's two match ban has been overturned.
Great stuff UEFA
Apparently Michel Platini argued his corner.

I think what you will find is that the complaint is a direct response to the complaints about Adebayor.

I'm pretty damned sure that if it had not been for this whole thing blowing up, about Adebayor's celebration and Van Persie's allegations, the person in question would not have made a complaint.

It's a very poor attempt at revenge.

[iThe UEFA Appeals Body today accepted the appeal lodged by Arsenal FC against the two-match suspension handed to striker Eduardo.

Following examination of all the evidence, notably the declarations of both the referee and the referees' assessor, as well as the various video footage, it was not established to the panel's satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty.

Therefore, the decision of the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body of 1 September, in which the player was suspended for two UEFA club competition matches, is annulled. [/i

Right decision. Bull5hit explanation.

He dived. No doubt about it. The reason the ban shouldn't have stood is because it was completely out of line with the punishment from the ref. It's nonsense to ban someone for 2 games when the punishment if the ref saw it would've been a yellow card.

UEFA = Completely incompetent.