Mario has got a 'reputation' amongst pundits and, most importantly, Refs - I know he doesn't help his cause sometimes, but it really pisses me off as it simply isn't justified! Compare him with the antics of Charlie Adam - a player I grew to dispise after he signed for Liverpool - the persistent fouling he got away with last year in every game he played against us was a joke - again on Saturday, how he wasn't yellow carded first half is beyond me! Also, last season when Liverpool played Brighton in the cup, he blatantly stamped on a Brighton player... I waited for the media uproar and the Talkshite full-day character assassination... i'm still waiting for it!
Mario was elbowed on Saturday, whether there was much power in it or not, it was a clear elbow! Fuck all action taken... if it had been the other way around the press would have been campaigning for a ban.
The thing that really pisses me off with this incident is our club! Now I hate Baconface with a passion, but this is the sort of situation he handles well! Mancini should be all over the press, pressuring the Refs, highlighting what happened over and over and using it to our advantage in coming matches!
