Red card

[albie]

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/13347097/gone-in-55-seconds-billy-sharp-sent-off-immediately-after-coming-on

If you are giving a red for that, the game has gone!

Look at the reaction of Lewis after the ref shows the card....bullying works!

[mushRTID]

You can’t see it from this video but a clear headbutt by sharp into their lads back. Not the most violent thing you’ve ever seen but the stupid t**t has given the ref a decision to make.

Disappointing and completely unnecessary from an experienced pro. He’s let us down.

[ChrisBx]

Unless Sharp has put his head into him while behind him (and therefore while not visible from that camera angle), then we should be appealing that suspension.

[GazLaz]

Obvious red. Nutted him.

[ChrisBx]

You can’t see it from this video but a clear headbut by sharp into their lads back. Not the most violent thing you’ve ever seen but the stupid t**t has given the ref a decision to make.

Disappointing and completely unnecessary from an experienced pro. He’s let us down.

In that case, f**k him.

[Padge_DRFC]

Both reds were reds today.

[redarmi66]

Stupid from Billy. Lost his head over nothing. Banned for three games just when we need everyone!

[Spilsby Red]

This could be when Joe steps in and up

[mushRTID]

To me it also looked like he had a little kick first before the nut. Unbelievable

[steve@dcfd]

I was there Billy head butted his back gave the ref the choice and he got sent off stupid we had already got the corner. Yes their player shoved him but should not head butted the player even though it was his back

[RoversInSpain]

Perhaps Sharp (unwittingly) helped us. We were getting nowhere with Wimbledon’s shape when 10 v 11. The sending off changed Wimbledon’s outlook. Which may have ultimately helped us.
A very poor performance overall from us against a good team. Glad it didn’t go on much longer as Wimbledon would have won it.

[albie]

I can't see head to head contact from that, which is what I think nutting him means.

Not even worth a yellow as far as I am concerned, and the reaction from Lewis is way too strong.
Would the ref have shown a red without Lewis getting in his face?

[Filo]

I can't see head to head contact from that, which is what I think nutting him means.

Not even worth a yellow as far as I am concerned, and the reaction from Lewis is way too strong.
Would the ref have shown a red without Lewis getting in his face?

It doesn’t have to be head to head, remember Zidane in the World cup final

[DonnyOsmond]

Perhaps Sharp (unwittingly) helped us. We were getting nowhere with Wimbledon’s shape when 10 v 11. The sending off changed Wimbledon’s outlook. Which may have ultimately helped us.
A very poor performance overall from us against a good team. Glad it didn’t go on much longer as Wimbledon would have won it.

We had 30 seconds in the shape we were in.

[mushRTID]

Can you imagine a world where our fans chant his name after he does that?

Incredible

[Jenny]

Absolute fool, he's old enough and wise enough to know better.

[RoversInSpain]

Perhaps Sharp (unwittingly) helped us. We were getting nowhere with Wimbledon’s shape when 10 v 11. The sending off changed Wimbledon’s outlook. Which may have ultimately helped us.
A very poor performance overall from us against a good team. Glad it didn’t go on much longer as Wimbledon would have won it.

We had 30 seconds in the shape we were in.

If you read it properly it’s Wimbledon’s shape from 28 minutes that I alluded to as our problem…

[grayx]

This could be when Joe steps in and up

I doubt it. Hes looking like hes never played football at the minute.

[jmt23]

Mindless from Sharpie, there was nothing in it, no power, but he did kick out and force his head in Lewis’s back.

Lewis is a shit house on a different level, had the ref in his pocket from the first minute and talked him through the game, and is the only reason their keeper never got booked.

I’m glad I support DRFC and do not have to watch those types of performances. The absolute anti football tactics all game, their goal was a well worked goal though, so why they feel the need to play like they do I will never know.

[drfchound]

No one has mentioned that Lewis put his forearm into the back of Billy’s neck as the ball went out of play, which is what he reacted to.

However, I agree that he has no excuses  for doing the head into the back of the defender.
Defenders will always try to wind him up but he should know better and will now not be available for three matches.

[Branton Red]

Yes Sharp's an idiot reacting the way he did.

Yes the challenge by Reeves of Wimbledon on Clifton was a little nasty.

But the bar for what constitutes a red card has to be higher than both of those 2 instances.

Yellow cards, shake hands and play on in both cases. Poor refereeing.

[donnievic]

Yes Sharp's an idiot reacting the way he did.

Yes the challenge by Reeves of Wimbledon on Clifton was a little nasty.

But the bar for what constitutes a red card has to be higher than both of those 2 instances.

Yellow cards, shake hands and play on in both cases. Poor refereeing.

both reds all day long,he caught  Clifton with the studs in the hip and any head but is also a red no matter how soft he catches him

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

It's worse than the Tomlin one for me. 39 years old every opportunity to take and he does that.  Absolutely livid with him as should his manager be.

[ravenrover]

Looked to me on Sky that Billy had a swing at their player

[Chris Black come back]

McCann and Sharp accepted the sending off. No appeal will be made.

[Donnywolf]

Both reds were reds today.

And the late reckless challenge by their 26 with 5 minutes of normal time SHOULD have been a third

Already on a Yellow he brought down ( can't remember ) and Ref went straight for a Yellow

26 threw his head in his hands and IMO Hair (brain) realised it would be a 3rd Red and put the Card back

He should be banned for 10.matches. The alleged Ref that is

[EasyforDennis]

Never a red in a million years.

[Usher wide.]

Billy let us down big style.

We signed as an impact player, perhaps he misunderstood what Grant meant by that.

We had the opportunity to go on & win that game in the last twenty minutes with two fresh front men as they tired.

Billy hasn’t delivered in games as we’d hope he would, missing opportunities in front of goal  that I would have slated Sbarra for missing.

Sometimes returning to a club (for a third spell) doesn’t work out….unfortunately, much to my chagrin, Billy’s hasn’t.

Doubt we’ll see him in a Rovers shirt ever again. What a sad, stupid way to ‘depart’.

[TonySoprano]

Shouldn't play for us again.

He's been poor all season too .

[drfchound]

I don’t think he will be finished with us.
He knows he has let us down today and will probably score late winners in the last two games.