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20/01/2004, 12:02 PM
Jason the saint who never did anything to wind up other players doesn't like it when its done to him, crybaby is all he is.
Sunderland’s Irish midfielder Jason McAteer was furious that the referee in Saturdays 2-1 defeat at Millwall did not send off Lions’ player-manager Dennis Wise for his play acting and bad sportsmanship on the park.
Ref George Cain, in McAteers opinion, was lenient toward Wise, and he believes that the former Chelsea man kidded or fooled the referee in Millwall's 2-1 win, which turned out to be the Black Cats first defeat in six games.
“I thought Dennis Wise should have been sent off, McAteer said, speaking to safc.com
“The referee was very lenient with him - he could have been sent off three times. And if he wants the shirt off my back he can ring up Sunderland Football Club and get it.
"I think he's a cheat. Wise has made a living out of being a cheat, that's the way it goes. He's kidded the referee today and he's got away with it, again
"He tries to be your mate all the time but he quickly forgets that he's just kicked you in the head, two-footed you and stuck his finger in your ear. He was up to his old antics. I should rise above it, really, but it just annoys me.
"He knows that's what the Millwall fans love. They love an aggressive attitude. That's the way they play their football and it got them a result today.
"The referee may have been a little too lenient but I'm not going to slag him off, he's a lovely fella. Maybe he will look at the video and think: 'I should have done this, I should have done that'. But he didn't, we had to get on with it and I'll be in for treatment in the morning!
"I'm battered and bruised and I need a new pair of boots, I've got a hole in them."
Sunderland’s Irish midfielder Jason McAteer was furious that the referee in Saturdays 2-1 defeat at Millwall did not send off Lions’ player-manager Dennis Wise for his play acting and bad sportsmanship on the park.
Ref George Cain, in McAteers opinion, was lenient toward Wise, and he believes that the former Chelsea man kidded or fooled the referee in Millwall's 2-1 win, which turned out to be the Black Cats first defeat in six games.
“I thought Dennis Wise should have been sent off, McAteer said, speaking to safc.com
“The referee was very lenient with him - he could have been sent off three times. And if he wants the shirt off my back he can ring up Sunderland Football Club and get it.
"I think he's a cheat. Wise has made a living out of being a cheat, that's the way it goes. He's kidded the referee today and he's got away with it, again
"He tries to be your mate all the time but he quickly forgets that he's just kicked you in the head, two-footed you and stuck his finger in your ear. He was up to his old antics. I should rise above it, really, but it just annoys me.
"He knows that's what the Millwall fans love. They love an aggressive attitude. That's the way they play their football and it got them a result today.
"The referee may have been a little too lenient but I'm not going to slag him off, he's a lovely fella. Maybe he will look at the video and think: 'I should have done this, I should have done that'. But he didn't, we had to get on with it and I'll be in for treatment in the morning!
"I'm battered and bruised and I need a new pair of boots, I've got a hole in them."