Roberts actions lifted the Swans fans and helped spur the Swans onto success when a goal from Warren Feeney – ironically on loan from Cardiff – gave them victory over Roberts’ Swindon Town.<\/p>\n
Roberts had taken some stick from the East Stand during the course of the second half but that arguably lifted his performance and he scored a decent individual goal to bring Swindon level.<\/p>\n
I don’t see though how his celebration can be controversial, it lifted the game’s atmosphere and the fun has been sucked from football if it can’t be given back in a banter fashion. Speaking to the Western Mail about it, Roberts said “It’s a Swansea-Cardiff thing<\/p>\n
“But, if anything, it brought a good atmosphere to the game.<\/p>\n
“It’s about showing your roots and that’s what I did last night. I’m proud to be a Cardiff boy, that’s all.<\/p>\n
“The fans had been on at me right from the start. It was a chance to get my own back and that’s what I did.<\/p>\n
“They had been giving me stick all night. I don’t have any regrets about doing the ayatollah.<\/p>\n
“Being a Cardiff boy, it was great to score at Swansea<\/p>\n
“I made it clear how I felt before the game. I’m a Cardiff boy and everyone knows the rivalry between Cardiff and Swansea.<\/p>\n
“It was a disappointing result but I had my two minutes of joy getting a goal against Swansea and getting to celebrate it with the ayatollah.<\/p>\n
“It wasn’t pre-planned, it was just a spur of the moment thing<\/p>\n
“I don’t want to cause any grief and I don’t want to cause problems. It was just a celebration.<\/p>\n
“It was actually a game I’d been looking forward to. I haven’t been to the Liberty before and to be fair to them they’ve got a decent set-up there.<\/p>\n
“I was expecting the stick to be honest but it doesn’t bother me. It just makes me want to play harder to prove people wrong.<\/p>\n
“I really don’t mind people getting on my back. I’ve taken stick everywhere I’ve gone.<\/p>\n
“It was the same at Millwall last week because of the Cardiff link but it’s something I take in my stride.”<\/p>\n
As ever a bit of what appears to be harmless banter on both sides has been taken on by the media and blown into something that really isn’t there.<\/p>\n
And if it takes things like that on the pitch to lift the atmosphere at the Liberty then let’s hope for more ‘controversy’ next game against Hartlepool…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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