So Robert Snodgrass is to contest the charge of using "abusive and/or insulting words" to doping officials. My pal Matt thinks the problem might be that if you say anything in a Glasgow accent, even a joke, it can sound threatening. But whatever happens it's been a surprisingly good season for Snodgrass. He's played in 28 league games, either starting or coming on as a sub, scoring twice and making several goals from his inswinging corners. He's also bagged a couple of goals against Macclesfield in the Carabao Cup.
It's been quite a turnaround for a player who was unforgivably derided by his own chairman in an interview and loaned out to Aston Villa after just 16 games. Pellegrini advised him to lose weight after too many motorway meals and he's responded by putting in a shift whenever called upon. With Nasri injured he might get another outing tomorrow. At 31 Snodgrass might not be one for the future. If Nasri stays and Lanzini plays he might be moved on, but even so, this season has been one where Snoddy has shown considerable character and has been involved in nearly every game. Who would have thought that would happen back in August?
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