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One of the most shocking scenes after the final whistle of Manchester City's exit from the FA Cup on Monday night was the shirtless Latics fan openly taunting Blues fans by jiggling his belly in front of the away end.

The slightly less than athletic big 'un from Wigan threw in a cheeky moob twirl for good measure, a sight that desperately needs erasing from memory.

An old schoolfriend (who turned 50 yesteday) used to perform a similar feat in the changing rooms of Baguley baths in the late 70s. And he didn't even have to use his hands.

City's proud history of peaceful pitch invasions - against QPR and West Ham after title wins, Blackburn and Charlton to clinch promotion, the 1999 play off win against Wigan - were all joyous occasions where proper respect was shown to opposition fans and players.

Unlike last Monday night.

Many City fans probably wouldn't begrudge Wigan celebrating their biggest win since, well, the last two times they beat us in the FA Cup - but some individuals went beyond the pale.

Pitch invasions can turn ugly, especially when the focus shifts to taunting and goading. City fans have hardly been blameless in the past...Luton in 1983 and Spurs ten years later spring to mind. That they were both defeats and Pleat was prancing provocatively are hardly mitigating.

Ronnie Radford galloping freely through a sea of jubilant parka-clad children, arms aloft - that's how it should be done, that's the magic of the cup. Not confronting players as some Wigan fans did or shamelessly wobbling excess poundage.

You can't condone the 'fusillade of missiles' that rained down from the stands, according to Guardian exaggeration. Apparently the vast majority of City fans showed 'admirable restraint' - who'd want to risk a ban when there are so many potential great and historic nights coming up, starting on Sunday?

Still less, would you want to be seen brawling on the pitch live on BBC1, especially when you'd told the wife you were at the Bingo, for example?

City now have to focus on attempting to emulate Liverpool's famous treble of 1984 (the year Dundee United reached the European Cup semi-final) and continuing to smash points and goals records in the league.

In the not impossible scenario that City win the title at home to United in April, some Blues really will have to show a bit of restraint. Especially if the GMP are out in force.

Whatever happens this paunch will be staying firmly in its pouch.