Mark is right though whatever you think of him. Yes he made a big mistake. But it is his first ever straight red. It isn't as though he normally does this sort of thing. He will keep getting us goals. Always a bonus from a defender. He could easily have lost us 3 points. But he will get us many more this season.
We need to back him. Or should we keep letting him know that he is an idiot?
Spot on. People have been spazzing themselves off in recent weeks about how he's helped shore up a poor defence. The bloke has one moment of madness and it's like he's some sort of Bin-Laden. The fickleness of football fans (not just ours to be fair) never ceases to amaze.
He did a 'twattish' thing (seems to be the 'in' word on this thread) and SP will no doubt read him the riot act saying he cost us x amount of points over the next 3 games. If we don't take any points over the next 3 games he's banned, we'll still be 2 points better off at the same position as last season.
And as someone else pointed out, I think Hines will be a decent replacement. We've also got Pugh who could come into a back 4.
WM