I'm not trying to justify the red card, just the opposite really. My point is that he had brought himself to the attention if the officials after a couple of innocuous incidents earlier on, including just moments earlier. Dean let this influence his decidiot.
BTW, I don't claim to be one of...
Stephens was too wound up from the start and I think he ultimately paid the price.
Early doors he flew into a challenge on the touch line with both feet off the floor and studs showing. It looked a good tackle and he won the ball but the linesman flagged for a foul. Stephens went mental with...