Ling accepts red card
18 Sep 2006 - 10:57:18
Leyton Orient boss Martin Ling had no complaints about John Mackie's early red card in the 4-1 defeat at Brighton.
The O's captain was dismissed in the 15th minute when he under-hit a back-pass and then compounded the mistake by pulling back Seagulls striker Gary Hart.
Ling said: "I thought it was the correct decision. It was a poor back-pass and then he dragged down the man when he was clear through on our goal.
"It's not always the case with ten men, but it turned out to be the turning point in the match.
"We went down like a pack of cards in the first half."