Lets look at 2 scenarios for Tuesday....
1) Sergio is flying towards goal and is brought down by a 2 footed tackle for which the Everton defender is sent off, City go on to win 1-0, cue the commentator " Well the game was spoilt in the ** minute by a needless sending off, it was a fair tackle, hard but fair and it ruined the game allowing City to snatch a win, but it all hung on the silly sending off"
2) Everton forward is going forward and one of ours does a 2 footed tackle and is sent off.... cue same commentator, "Oh that's disgraceful he has rightly been sent off and in my opinion deserves everything he gets. He knew the rules they were spelt out last Fiday, he has no excuses."
Then will come Gollum spouting bile and sh1te and then ...Keane $ky $ports etc etc.
If it is an Everton player it will be overturned on appeal, if City, increased to 4 matches.
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