Colins Red Card rescinded.

[POGGYWELL]

Stoke City defender Nathan Collins has had the red card he was given in the 2-2 draw with Barnsley rescinded.

Collins was sent off after an hour for an off-the-ball tussle with Barnsley's Dominik Frieser.

The incident was missed by the referee, but his assistant felt Collins was guilty of violent conduct.

The club successfully appealed against the decision to the Football Association on Wednesday and Collins' three-match ban has been overturned.

"Having watched it back the assistant should never have been making that decision," Potters manager Michael O'Neill told BBC Radio Stoke.

"It's not a situation where someone would elbow someone in the face in all honesty, and Nathan's not that kind of a lad. He's devastated in there and it's a really, really poor decision."

[Doggydo]

And what would be the outcome if it were Mads that had been sent off?

[SBRed48]

I haven't seen any of the footage of the incident that was presented to the FA.

If Frieser has "simulated" the incident with Collins and gone down wiart being touched that could be why the FA rescinded the card.

We can't take the moral high ground in future if Frieser has conned the officials.

It certainly affected the game.

[Olias1]

Apparently there was contact but was deemed accidental.
Their analysts had some exonerating footage by all accounts.

[Jules88]

By God! Things move at speed in the disciplinary world (when it’s not us) .

[SBRed48]

The Card disciplinary panel act quickly because games come thick and fast.

If one of our players cheated in trying to fool the officials to get a player sent off the Stoke player should not suffer because of it.

We are quick enough to complain if it is the other way round.

Just for balance.

[Romared]

The Card disciplinary panel act quickly because games come thick and fast.

If one of our players cheated in trying to fool the officials to get a player sent off the Stoke player should not suffer because of it.

We are quick enough to complain if it is the other way round.

Just for balance.

Arr but fo balance ! It's a well known fact players are taught in training to gu darn with the slightest contact ( cheert) , it's not summat I like or want to see , as for BFC players doing it ? Wiv been naive int past and maybe suffered as a consequence ? , like av sed a dunt agree with it , what's good fo one esta be good for all , Football ez been ruined in many ways , Cheating is part of the game now unfortunately , just let Ref's and Lineys do what worked for well ovva 100 years plus , and stop all this nonsense VAR , Daft buggas set in a dark room mekkin decisions , all unnecessary and too gimmicky , BRING BACK REYT FOOTBALL

[french_frog01]

I've still not actually seen what happened - it wasn't on I-follow or Sky red button

[SBRed48]

I've still not actually seen what happened - it wasn't on I-follow or Sky red button

None of the fans who are complaining abart it ev either Frogs. It wasn't on iFollow or Sky.

Stoke did their own recording for analysis/tactics purposes and have shown this, which apparentlly shows the "incident", to the FA.
The FA immediately rescinded the red card so it meks thi wonder what it shows.

[POGGYWELL]

Mikel is the one who should have walked in fact I thought he had been red carded.
If he had been a Barnsley player he would have and we would still be waiting until next week for the appeal decision.