During the weekend’s derby between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers, referee Tony Harrington was left with “no choice” except to remove Makhtar Gueye, a striker for Blackburn Rovers.
Gueye was given his marching orders for waving an imaginary card at the player in the middle, even though he had won the freekick for his team. This suggests that Esteve should have received further punishment.
Despite having one less player, Scott Parker’s team was unable to overcome Blackburn’s determination and were forced to settle for a painful 1-1 draw.
Speaking on the event on Sky Sports’ “Behind The Whistle” program, former referee Chris Foy stated that Harrington had no other option.
He clarified, “Clubs were reminded ahead of the current season that visibly waving for an opponent player to obtain a yellow card will be seen as unsportsmanlike behavior and that the player making the gesture would receive a yellow card.
“He makes an obvious motion to the referee after Blackburn Rovers’ No. 9 is fouled, suggesting that Burnley’s No. 5 be given a yellow card. He subsequently does this multiple times.
“As he is already on a yellow card, the referee has no choice here but to produce a second yellow and subsequent red card.”
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