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Derry City to appeal red card shown to skipper Ryan McBride against Dundalk
10:04 Friday 8th of July 2016
Derry City manager Kenny Shiels is to appeal the red card shown to Ryan McBride against Dundalk last week.
The City boss remains adamant the Candy Stripes’ captain’s challenge on Lily Whites skipper Stephen O’Donnell was not worthy of a red card.
Following Friday’s 5-0 defeat at the Brandywell, Shiels insisted that he would admit if he was wrong, but having reviewed the video footage, is sticking by his guns and insisting McBride deserved no more than a yellow card.
He said: “It was a yellow card and it was no more than a yellow card.
“We’ve looked at it again and there was no intent.
“He never went off the ground. Stephen O’Donnell got there a split second early but he did three cartwheels which had a big influence on the ref.
“ He was even smiling to the physio afterwards because he knew he had done the ref. It was a mistimed challenge and you shouldn’t get sent off for a mistimed challenge.”
As it stands, McBride is set to miss next week’s game against Longford Town at the Brandywell, but Shiels will appeal the dismissal in an attempt to have his captain available for selection.
However, he is not optimistic about his chances of success.
“I think we should appeal it because it was only a yellow card; anyone in their right mind would see that it was only a yellow card,” he insisted.
“It was a mistimed challenge. It wasn’t malicious, it didn’t deny a goal scoring opportunity.
“The referee has said that Ryan went in with speed but it was their player who was travelling fast; Ryan didn’t going in with speed. I would be very disappointed if it wasn’t overturned, but of course, I’m expecting that.”
