Source: PA
Robins rues McShane red
Barnsley boss Mark Robins blamed the controversial dismissal of Paul McShane as his side allowed Middlesbrough to come back from a goal behind to take a 1-1 draw at the Riverside.
Barnsley were a goal up after Marlon Harewood forced home a first-half opener and seemed in no danger until McShane was shown a red card for his part in a flare up with Boro midfielder Kevin Thomson that sparked a mass brawl. The Boro man was shown just a yellow card. In the closing stages, Boro piled forward to claw back a late leveller from Scott McDonald.
Robins said: "I don't think either (McShane or Thomson) should have been sent off. It was a classic case of handbags.
"The referee could have avoided the problem by giving a free-kick either way earlier in the build-up but the incident itself was just routine bodily contact as they battled for the ball. It was 50-50.
"What happened after that with players from both sides was 50-50 too and possibly he could have sent the Boro man off too. For me neither of them should have gone.
"But what was disappointing was that with us being down to 10 men swung the game Boro's way. It was their only way back into the game."
