For the straight red yes. However if he received a second yellow, as he should have, then he would have had a lengthy ban for his 3rd red of the season
That may not be as important this time around. In theory we dont have as much surgery to do on the squad overall. I also suspect if Lampard wants loans then he has more chance of persuading King to get them.
If it wasnt thrust upon us so much in the media i think most people would praise the way the owners have built the club since they took over, both the club itself and the community. Issue is all we hear about is the media pandering to them at every opportunity which makes them the lower league...