No regrets for Carr over derby gesture

30 October 2010 09:44
irmingham skipper Stephen Carr insists he has no regrets about the hand gesture which angered Aston Villa fans last season.[LNB] Carr was given a one-match suspension by the Football Association after the incident at the end of the Villa Park fixture last season.[LNB]It was the climax to a volatile clash with Blues defender Roger Johnson fined £5,000 for criticising match officials over the controversial penalty which earned Villa a 1-0 win.[LNB]But Carr is adamant he will be on his best behaviour on Sunday.[LNB]He said: "I'll be behaving myself this time. I'm not going through that again sitting in front of five men (FA disciplinary commission) talking to me like a child again.[LNB]"I'll be keeping my hands to myself.[LNB]"Do I regret now what I did? No, that's life. Do you know what I mean?[LNB]"At that time I was quite emotional. You shouldn't regret it, that's life. It's not good but you can't regret it.[LNB]"I went in front of the five men for the first time and hopefully it will be the last as well.[LNB]"I had to apologise basically. I didn't want to but there's not a lot you can do is there?"[LNB]Carr admits the Blues players are determined to make amends for last season's setback.[LNB]He said: "The players were angry last time because we put a lot of hard work into the game, played really well and for a bad decision to take the game away is very disappointing.[LNB]"But it's gone now and it's a new season and hopefully we will go there and get a result.[LNB]"We were a bit unlucky last time. If we go there and do what we did last time, I'm sure we'll come away with the result.[LNB]"I love derby games. I can't wait for it. The atmosphere and everything is brilliant. I'm really looking forward to going there.[LNB]"A derby game is special at any club. It's what it means to the fans with the bragging rights until we play them again.[LNB]"At the end of the day, for the players it's about getting points on the board.[LNB]"It's a different thing for the fans obviously, but we understand that. It's another game for us that we need to get a result from."[LNB]

Source: Team_Talk