Danny Rohl, manager of Sheffield Wednesday, believes Barry Bannan should not have been sent off in the 1-0 loss to Bristol City.
Wednesday were defeated at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, thanks to a 64th-minute goal from Robins’ centre back Rob Dickie.
The Owls did play the majority of the game with ten men after midfielder Barry Bannan was shown a straight red card on the half-hour mark for tripping up Jason Knight on the edge of the box.
Danny Rohl, speaking to the Sheffield Star after the defeat, believes Bannan committed a foul, but not one worthy of a straight red card.
“I think it was a foul,” he said.
“But it wasn’t clear to me because there was the goalkeeper and the defender behind the foul in the box – that’s two guys in front of the goal, so for me if it wasn’t the last man, it’s not a red card, but maybe I need to ask the ref about this rule.”
“In the end you have to accept this, it’s football, and for me the reaction from my team was outstanding.”
Finally, it’s difficult not to conclude that Bannan’s dismissal was a major factor in Wednesday’s defeat.
Nonetheless, Rohl is proud of his players, as he should be, because they stayed in the game despite being reduced to ten men for over an hour.
When Wednesday host managerless Millwall on Saturday afternoon, Rohl will be looking for his second win as manager.
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