No Nicholls appeal by Leeds
18 Dec 2006 - 12:30:09
Leeds United will not appeal against the red card shown to captain Kevin Nicholls in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Ipswich Town.
Nicholls was sent off six minutes from time for an elbowing incident as Leeds slipped further into relegation trouble, but although annoyed with the decision, United boss Dennis Wise will not be appealing the red card.
"We've now lost Nicholls for three games when he's just come back from injury. That's annoying. Silly little things like that need to change because they're costing us," said Wise.
"The ref may not realise the significance of his actions, they always get away with it, but we don't. Nothing happens to them, but we get a three-match ban on the back of someone else's mistake."
Nicholls, making his first appearance for three months following a knee injury, will now miss three games against Hull City, Sunderland and Stoke over the festive period.
