The FA have handed a double charge to Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor following his mindless antics against his former club Arsenal at the weekend and let's hope they follow through with the maximum punishment - a cumulative five-match ban.

After scoring City's third goal in the 4-2 win over the Gunners the Togo striker, complete with knowing grin, galloped the length of the Eastlands pitch to celebrate in front of the travelling support, which resulted in furious fans throwing missiles and jostling stewards.

Those scenes were ugly, but the stud-marks Adebayor left on the bloodied face of former colleague Robin Van Persie were an abomination. Van Persie later claimed he had been the victim of a "mindless and malicious stamp" and the FA certainly seem to agree that there was intent.

Referee Mark Clattenburg admitted that he did not see this incident, but had he done so Adebayor would have been sent off for violent conduct. That alone would carry a three-match suspension, but factor in the dubious tackle on Cesc Fàbregas and the huge effort it took to purposefully taunt the opposing fans and the striker needs to be made an example of.

Those who make flimsy excuses for Adebayor about being caught up in the emotion of the moment, having been jeered by the Arsenal fans for most of the match, need to remember that not all players incite the fans of their old clubs and stamp on heads of former team-mates.
In fact, on the same Saturday on which Adebayor made such a fool of himself we saw one such example.

Former Hull City defender Michael Turner scored on his debut (well it was later given as a Kamil Zayatte own goal, but it was Turner's header) for his new club Sunderland against his old employers and then held up his hand to the Tigers fans as if to say "sorry, but I'm doing my job".

Compare that with the reaction of Adebayor. Yes, Turner was not jeered by the fans who once backed him but that was because of his general professionalism and personal conduct.

Had Adebayor not demanded a huge salary increase after one good season in an Arsenal shirt, agitated for a move to AC Milan when the cash wasn't forthcoming and then headed to Eastland's for a bumper pay-day following a half-baked season at the Emirates then his standing with the fans might not have been so bad.

Conversely, Turner helped Hull to win promotion to the Premier League, played with commitment as the club remained in the top flight and then quietly moved to Sunderland when the Tigers somewhat surprisingly accepted the Black Cats' transfer bid. As a result, Turner retained the respect of the fans. Presumably he is now standing on the moral high ground shaking his head at the antics of Adebayor.

The Togo striker's old colleagues at Arsenal put it best when they accused him of acting with a lack of "class". Hopefully he will have a five-match period on the sidelines to think that over.