Source: Team_Talk
Ramsey injury swayed ref - Delap
The Potters centre-half saw red after his clumsy challenge left Arsenal midfielder Ramsey with a badly-broken leg.[LNB]Referee Peter Walton initially appeared reluctant to punish the Potters ace, as the tackle lacked malice.[LNB]However, the England hopeful was dismissed after the match official saw the extent of the damage he had caused.[LNB]Delap thinks Walton's thought process was wrong and feels injuries have to be accepted as part and parcel of football.[LNB]"The referee appeared to react to the seriousness of the incident rather than the actual tackle," Delap said in the Daily Mirror.[LNB]"I said to him 'Did you see it?' and he said 'I don't think he meant it - but I've got to send him off.'[LNB]"I've been in a similar situation myself when Theo Walcott was injured from a challenge I made on him.[LNB]"I caught him but it was more a case of his pace and, well, my lack of it, I guess.[LNB]"I've been on the end of it too, when I broke my leg four years ago, so my thoughts are with Aaron."[LNB][LNB] Barclays Premier League. Click here to bet.
