Shaun Rooney gave Fleetwood City an early lead over Sheffield Wednesday, however left the sector in a rage following a late sending off.
The previous St Johnstone star, who gained a Scottish Cup and League Cup double in Perth, fired Scott Brown’s facet forward after simply eight minutes. However the Owls staged a comeback with George Byers levelling on 16 minutes earlier than Marvin Johnson hit the winner with a bit of over quarter-of-an-hour to play. Rooney then misplaced the plot on 83 minutes after being proven a second yellow card and receiving his marching orders.
He made an offended beeline for the Sheffield Wednesday bench, the place he appeared to push their man mountain supervisor Darren Moore, become involved in a heated alternate with Wednesday’s sub keeper David Stockdale earlier than hurling abuse on the fourth official. Numerous Fleetwood’s teaching employees needed to restrain the Scot, with ex-Celtic captain Brown showing to order him up the tunnel earlier than he brought on any extra hassle.
Moore gave his facet of the story after the match, claiming that Rooney requested the Wednesday head coach if his gamers have been “mushy” after his preliminary warning. He then acquired a second yellow, and it primarily ensured the guests would depart with all three factors to spice up their Championship return bid.
"My studying of it was that he [Rooney] acquired booked for the primary problem on Tyreeq [Bakinson] and he came to visit to me and stated 'are your gamers mushy of what?'” stated Moore. “I stated it was a reserving as a result of he had taken him from behind. Within the guidelines of the sport, it's a reserving.
"We carried on and within the recreation I may hear he was actually, actually wound up. The second was a reserving once more and I believe the referee acquired it proper. As he got here off (to the touchline), I am stood within the dugout making an attempt to bark out orders and he is pointing straight at me and he’s determined to manhandle me.
"He was fired up for the sport and he had a go on the fourth official. From his perspective in a recreation the place he may have been the hero and scored the primary objective, he changed into the villain in getting despatched off. As soon as he acquired despatched off, the sport went away from them.
"It's one thing that he can study from however that is my account by way of what occurred within the incident. I did maintain my palms in my pockets when he did do it to verify there was no malice on my facet."
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