Coleman defends disciplnary record
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| OFF! John Coleman can't believe it as he is sent to the stands in the match against MK Dons |
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has defended his own - and his side's disciplinary record.
And he revealed that, should there ever be a repeat of the ugly melee at the end of Monday's match with MK Dons, then he would act in the exact same way.
The Reds boss has fallen foul of the officials in the last two games, on both occasions being forced to watch the end of the match from the stands.
But, while he conceded he may have been at fault for the red card against Chesterfield last Saturday, he continued to protest his innocence for the second dismissal two days later.
Coleman insists he was merely defending his player, Leam Richardson, something he said he would always do.
And he went as far as to suggest that his intervention actually saved Dons boss Paul Ince from landing himself in hot water.
"I think on Saturday, I've been upset at the six bookings knowing the implications of them and the fact that four of them were cheap. I've since had dialogue with the referee's assessor and he was sympathetic to the cause. He thought some of the bookings were harsh," he said.
"But, at the end of the day, I've got a duty to keep a check on my emotions in the technical area and, to that end, I was guilty of that on Saturday and I accept the error of my ways.
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"But I certainly wasn't guilty of anything on Monday. I stepped onto the pitch to protest about a player who was getting booked.
"When all hell's broke loose I've tried to be the peacemaker.
"When it all pans out I may have taken a large step in protecting Paul Ince's reputation. If he had got into a fight with Leam Richardson, and if the flailing arms he threw would have caught, then he could have been in a lot of hot water.
"To that end, I'm proud of what I done in keeping a lid on that situation, and I've protested the innocence of my player.
"If I'm guilty of that then I'm going to be guilty of that a lot more."
Stanley had the worst disciplinary record in League Two last season, with 109 yellow cards, 10 red cards and 12 penalties conceded.
However, that has improved considerably this season and it is something Coleman has taken great delight in.
He added: "In the main, our discipline record has improved immensely this season and I'm proud of that and I'm proud of the players for that."
6:23pm Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Ronnie, Gt Harwood on 9:56am Sun 30 Mar 08
Coleman is an utter nob.
I remember watching Great Harwood Town play Stanley in a Pre-Season friendly and a 16 year old Matt Derbyshire was running the stanley defence ragged.
Instead of trying to sign this kid, Coleman told someone to pass him some boots so he could go on and kick the kid all over the pitch!
That the mentality of him!
Stanley will go down in next few seasons because Coleman has got Eric Whalley wrapped around his little finger!
Coleman your well out your depth!
Coleman is an utter nob.
I remember watching Great Harwood Town play Stanley in a Pre-Season friendly and a 16 year old Matt Derbyshire was running the stanley defence ragged.
Instead of trying to sign this kid, Coleman told someone to pass him some boots so he could go on and kick the kid all over the pitch!
That the mentality of him!
Stanley will go down in next few seasons because Coleman has got Eric Whalley wrapped around his little finger!
Coleman your well out your depth!
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