James McClean M Wrexham b.1989

[seanfhear]

Probably fair enough. He connected with Smith's shin with studs up, even if the Bournemouth player did make a meal of it.

James will need to stamp it out. He's been a bit rash in the tackle of late. Is Pulis encouraging his aggression?

Not that different to other "challenges" that he has got away with. He better learn or……. ???

[CraftyToePoke]

I think Pulis might be advocating a more controlled aggression style, yes.

Picture him doing that ten minutes into a game at the Euros.

[DeLorean]

Rondon lost the rag, might take the heat off McClean a bit.

[tricky_colour]

#outofcharacter

[tetsujin1979]

Not that kind of player

[tricky_colour]

But seriously it is just a badly timed challenge, yellow card maybe, but red???

If that ref does not get his act together he will be joining Mourinho on the dole.

[Stuttgart88]

It was a shocking tackle. He had lost the rag a few moments earlier and had set out to get him, with or without getting the ball first. As seanfhear says, he is a risk to pick in a big game if he can't control himself.

[tricky_colour]

It is a bit odd he seem to have a go at the same player earlier on and made out he had fouled
him, but it looked to me as if McClean had trod on his foot not the other way around.
Still at least it was not Arter!!

[DeLorean]

It was a shocking tackle. He had lost the rag a few moments earlier and had set out to get him, with or without getting the ball first. As seanfhear says, he is a risk to pick in a big game if he can't control himself.

Yeah this might be a good lesson for him though and better for it to cost West Brom than us. He obviously didn't learn from his close shaves so hopefully this will have the desired effect. Martin O'Neill was talking about it on Goals on Sunday.

[tricky_colour]

Despite what I said earlier I think McClean was fouled earlier and the ref gave nothing, granted it was hard to see what happened.

All in all I think it should have been yellow.

The MOTD commentator was surprised when he got red.

But anyway, he got closer to the ball then Roy Keane did.

[MeathDrog]

All in all I think it should have been yellow.

Let's all be glad that you're not a referee.

[DeLorean]

The motd commentator was surprised initially but agreed it was a definite red having seen the replays.

[jbyrne]

after the initial coming together incident I knew what was coming next as mcclean set off back down the pitch in pursuit and could only watch through my fingers!
it was complete stupidity and I was embarrassed for him. straight red no doubt. its a real pity as he will now miss three matches at a time when he has made himself a regular in the west brom team. he may find it hard to get back in and at the very least the momentum of his seasons development will be interrupted. hopefully we benefit from the lesson I hope he learns from the incident

[thischarmingman]

3 game ban

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/...r-three-games/

[tricky_colour]

Let's all be glad that you're not a referee.

Looked like a good (Mc) Clean tackle to me

You gotta keep the game flowing.

Actually I would have spotted the first foul on McClean and sent the other guy off.