Liam Rosenior, the manager of Hull City, demands an FA investigation over a contentious Coventry City call.
The Tigers manager is preparing his team for tonight’s match against Leeds United.
Liam Rosenior feels that the FA should overturn his yellow card against Coventry City on Friday night.
In the second half of the 1-1 draw between Coventry and Hull City at the MKM Stadium, referee Tony Harrington issued a warning to Hull City’s head coach after he became irate over an incident in which Liam Delap was the victim of what appeared to be violent behavior from Luis Binks while play was still going on.
While speaking with fourth official Rebecca Welch, Rosenior acknowledged that he was unaware of the specifics of his caution, which was his second infraction of the season thus far after being controversially sent off versus Norwich on the first day.
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Given that Binks participated in Coventry’s 3-2 loss against Cardiff City on Tuesday night, no retroactive penalty has yet been meted out to the defender, and in accordance with FA regulations, Rosenior is not permitted to appeal his caution.
To be really honest, I would like my yellow card to be removed, Rosenior said to Hull Live. “I miss a game if I receive three yellow cards. It is up to the FA to decide whether or not I would appeal based on the things I observe, and it is obvious why I did so.
The subject of refereeing decisions was once again brought to the fore in the Premier League over the weekend. Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom launched a scathing attack after the Blades’ 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.
Hull Live understands referee bosses met with Championship club officials on Tuesday to try and find some common ground with the early season teething problems after a number of managers expressed their frustration at the growing inconsistency.
When asked for his thoughts on what Heckingbottom had to say, Rosenior refused to be drawn on the subject. “I agree with him, that’s all I’m going to say,” he said. “I’m not going to say any more on refs because I feel like the more I speak about refs the more I feel things go against us so I’m not going to say anything more on refereeing decisions.”
Meanwhile, the subject of VAR remains a hot topic in the top flight, but it looks like any version in the Championship remains some way off owing to the growing costs. Rosenior, however, remains keen to see it implemented in the second tier. “I think VAR done correctly helps the game. There’s always going to be issues with something new, so that’s what I think,” he added.
