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Barton appeal rejected
28 Dec 2006 - 14:41:11
Manchester City have failed with an appeal against Joey Barton's sending-off in the 2-0 defeat by Bolton Wanderers.
The Citizens had hoped to overturn the decision of referee Mike Riley, who dismissed the midfielder for a late lunge on Abdoulaye Faye, but Barton will now have to serve a three-match suspension.
Citizens boss Stuart Pearce had said at the time: "It was not a sending-off in my book. The most the tackle deserved was a yellow.
"It was a little bit of frustration and if you look at it again it was a lunge and only minimal contact was made.
"Hopefully it will be rescinded, because I honestly do not feel it was a red card offence."
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