Had it been allowed, would have ended 1-1....

?From afar at the time I thought the lad had perhaps not meant it but I believe he has now done a post-match interview saying he did mean it. That is pretty ungentlemanly conduct from the lad,? said Mackay. ?Immediately Colin (Calderwood) and Chris (Hughton) came up and said if Mike Jones gives it we will let you walk it into our net. There was complete calmness from both benches. The boys on the pitch were obviously a little bit more heated but I think common sense prevailed. In this day and age what you saw today was something that is not good for the game.

?Like I say at the time I didn?t think he meant it but if he did and wanted to win the game then he needs to take a long, hard look at himself because that is poor sportsmanship. There is a lot of respect in the game and you lose that quickly with those type of actions. But I stress I have only heard that second hand right now and no doubt it will be cleared up.?

Posted By: DrDublin, Oct 26, 18:28:03