Malice

It was unfortunate, to say the least, to have to witness two unsportsmanlike behaviours exhibited by two athletes over the weekend. One was by Serena Williams, in her US Open semi-final match against the comeback queen Kim Clijsters. She ranted and raved at the line judge and even threatened her. Honey, money just can’t buy class, can it?

The other was by none other than Adebuyout who just couldn’t stop issuing statements about his time at Arsenal, about Arsenal’s fans and much more (for your info Adebuyout idiot, showing one’s displeasure at a player who doesn’t show enough love for the club to begin with DOES NOT make one any less a true fan. And speaking of fans, did you know that rich Man Sh*tty have poor fans while not-as-rich Arsenal have the third richest fans after Chelsh*t and Spuds?), about how Arsenal will lose Cesc if we finish outside the top four, about the fans who drove him out of the club... he just cannot stop and shut his gob. Oh but that’s not enough. He decided he would take out his anger on his former team-mates on Saturday and leave his mark on them. Have a look at this and try not to smash your PC in the process. And again, even the new-earned Sh*tty money is not enough to buy one class and composure, unlike van Persie whose statement on the incident is simply eloquent, concise and brimming with posh class elegance. What a mindless, malicious, mean, spiteful piece of sh*t you are Adebuyout and I’m mightily glad you left. I only wish you had been sold earlier to another club not in the EPL so we can be spared your antics. And, FA, I beseech you to do your stamp duty.

(You mindless idiot, I hope you get banned for a dozen matches if possible. That’s for being selfish and mean and spiteful. And that your new club will discover how selfish you are to rob your new team-mates of you in the coming matches.)

I may be biased towards Arsenal but we should not tolerate any childish behaviour from athletes. They are supposed to be role models, they should behave well and when they cross the line, they should be punished rightly. Yes, sportspeople suffer from bursts of anger due to the intensity of the match, but as former top British player Andrew Castle put it: ‘Controlling your emotions is what training is about, what being a professional is about.’

On another development, the Dudú diving saga has finally ended. It was a debate that went on ever since he was slapped the ban and culminated last week before England met Croatia for the World Cup qualifying match (and who does Terrier the Terrible think he is anyway?). I think he did dive and I do not like to see anyone dive especially a Gunner but really regardless of whether or not the penalty would hardly have changed the result. Kudos to Tony Mowbray – he of all people could have chosen to harp on the dive but he hardly ever mentioned it. And anyway, there are all the other divers whom UEFA has chosen not to penalise so why the particular obsession to Dudú? It was after all much Edu about nothing of particular significance.

Oh, and we bid farewell to Patrick Swayze who died of pancreatic cancer yesterday.