One red card in 2010: Blackburn defend their disciplinary record

15 October 2010 09:53
BRFC DISCIPLINARY RECORD[LNB]Let's concentrate on the facts... [LNB](based on Premier League fixtures) [LNB]2006-07 PL season we finished 10th - 77 yellows 7 reds.....2.03 per game (previous management). 2009-10 PL season we finished 10th - 57 yellows 2 reds.....1.5 per game (current management) the best for five years.This season 7 games - 11 yellows 0 reds.....1.57 per gameEven during the second half of the 2008-09 season (current management) when we were fighting relegation the average figure reduced from 2.1 yellows per game (first 17 games) to 1.8 (final 21 games).In the 2009-10 season (current management first full season in charge) the discipline record reduced by 23% in yellow cards and 50% in red cards on the previous season. We have had just one player sent off this year - Chris Samba at Stoke back in February. During the 2009-10 season (current management) we did not have a single player suspended for five bookings. We currently stand 8th in the Fairplay League Table.

Source: Telegraph