Cotterill: Shame about late brawl

Mike Edwards struck his third goal of the season as the high-flying Magpies extended their unbeaten run to eight games.But the game ended in ugly scenes as Luke Rodgers and Ashley Westwood both saw red in injury time after the former Crewe striker high-kicked the youngster and a ruck ensued.Cotterill said: "It was good game that we deserved to win but it's a shame because the last five minutes has overshadowed it all."There was no need for the referee to red card either of the lads, a yellow card would have sufficed. I was going to bring Ade Akinbiyi on but decided to go for Luke as he has had more games and I thought he had more in the tank."In hindsight it was the wrong decision and I wish I had gone for Ade. It's good to be second in the league but that doesn't count for anything unless we press on and keep winning."

Source: Team_Talk