by Yahoops »
29 Dec 2011 13:37
From the official site:
McDermott, keen to move on from the affair and focus on the team's form, reaffirmed that Kebe regularly fixes his socks, and eagled-eyed supporters will have noticed the winger do just that after only three minutes of the Brighton game on Boxing Day.
Writing in his programme notes for the Brighton game, his first notes since our win over the Hammers, Brian said, "Outside of Reading, the big talking point from the game was what happened with Jimmy Kebe and the tackle on him.
"Let me quickly clarify so we can all move on and get the focus back onto football. There is no way Jimmy was making fun of the opposition, and we would never condone any of our players doing that.
"Fixing his sock is just something Jimmy does, and there's a whole host of video footage to prove it. When he came on against Southampton he did it three times in ten minutes, for example. But most importantly, no matter what anybody thought he was doing, the tackle was outrageous, and so were some of the comments I heard.
"I've spoken to Jimmy since because doing it when the ball is in play might make it look like something it's not. But most of all I prefer to speak about the performance we gave, the fantastic support we had on the day, and a fabulous three points."