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Ince fumes over McCarthy red

02 Nov 2008 - 11:06:30

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Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince was incensed at the sending-off of striker Benni McCarthy in the 2-2 draw at West Bromwich Albion.

McCarthy was booked for a challenge on Jonathan Greening, before being ordered off by referee Mike Jones for deliberate handball.

A furious Ince seethed: "The tackle from Benni for the first offence, there was no malice in it. He has gone for the ball.

"The second one, the ball has hit the top of his shoulder. He is not gaining an advantage, he is not stopping the opposition from scoring a goal.

"The referee couldn't wait to get the card out of his pocket. It was harsh and ruined the game to be fair.

"The game is hard enough at the moment. The Premier League is a physical league, it is fast and furious and people are going to make tackles.

"Give red cards for dangerous and malicious tackles where the studs are up, fair enough. It is not a game for women.

"The two reasons McCarthy got sent off for are for nothing incidents and referees have got to be a bit stronger than that."