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I don't think he was "kicked" any more/less than any other striker in the average game. This won't be a popular thing to say on here, but it seemed like he was either incapable of coping with the physical side of the game thus ended up on the floor for any slight shove, or he was just trying to...

Yes, Diouf should have been booked. But CMS did spend about half the game on his arse - not sure he was being "assaulted" but he did seem to go down very easily on some occasions.

Fair enough. I agree that it shouldn't have really been mentioned, but it's hardly provocative. It just basically says it was a bad tackle and that John thought it was a red card, he doesn't really go any further than that.

Fair enough. I don't buy a programme so haven't seen it. I think it's pretty far fetched to say it had an effect on the officials though. The ref was very poor for both sides - very inconsistent and didn't let the game flow. Having said that, he called the penalty decision correctly.

I don't know how you work that out, because John Ryan isn't even in the country at the minute. He must have been talking pretty loudly...