So Savage is once more the Antichrist according to today's media. The London loving press yet again single Sav out for blame and abuse, without stopping to look fairly at the evidence. It's Savage...guilty m'lud.

Let's change his squad number from 8 to 666 shall we?

Robbie Savage, the accused. Charges: Diving in the penalty box, upsetting Derby fans and players, Being a cheat, causing a full scale punch up in the tunnel.

Fact: After a shocking challenge on him by Seth Johnson after only 12 minutes, which some refs would have considered a sending off offence, Sav pointed a finger at Seth as he got straight back up. Sav was booked for this.

Fact: Sav spent the game geeing up the City fans. Not once did we see him taunt any Derby fans or players. He had better things to do.

Fact: TV replays clearly show Sav tried to stay on his feet for 2 tackles and was clipped on the third attempt. No way could he have stayed upright. TV pundits agree it was a penalty. Sav got straight back up.

Fact: Sav did not run towards any Leicester fans to celebrate winning the penalty. They were situated at the other end of the stadium. TV again shows clearly he jumped up and down on the spot just pleased we'd got a chance to get the game back after we were robbed earlier with a penalty that never was for the Sheep

Fact: Burley and Ravenelli both attacked Savage off the field and had to be pulled off him as he tried to get away. Any other time both would have been red carded but Barber decided common sense would prevail and only yellow carded them.

Fact: At the end of the game Sav celebrated with the Leicester fans. Anyone who has watched Leicester over the last 14 away games would completely understand why the Leicester players and fans jumped about in front of each other as they did. Sav was not the only player to run over to us, yet he was singled out as inciting Derby fans.

Fact: As it was obvious that there was a fracas going on inside the tunnel Sav got the furthest from it, out onto the pitch. He actually stood in disbelief as stewards pushed and shoved Jordan Stewart and Matt Jones and refused to let any of the 5 Leicester players (Sav, Jones, Stewart, Sinclair and Walker) still outside the tunnel to the dressing room.

For Derby to come out an accuse Sav of cheating when they tried to break his legs in the first 15 minutes is pretty bloody hypocritical to say the least. And should the FA not investigate allegations that Burley was waiting for Sav in the tunnel after the game, and the abuse and manhandling dished out by the stewards when it is their job to keep the peace?

Here's what people have got to say about our Sav...

Robbie Savage should face an FA charge of trying to incite the crowd after his outrageous antics at Pride Park... it was his attitude, his clear, deliberate attempt to not only play-act but also rile opposition players and their fans which has to be dealt with as the most serious of matters at the FA.
(Alex Montgomery - Soccernet)

I thought the referee might have known that when Mr. Savage goes in the box he might take a little dive, and that's what he did.
(Jim Smith, Derby Manager)

Shame on you Savage.
(Geoff Sweet, News of the World)

I'm not a cheat.
(Sav!)

Is Sav a dirty cheating git who incites violence? Or a passionate Fox who is hard done to? Tell us what you think about this in the Fans Forum.