Championship

‘IT FELT LIKE A GAME IN THE 80s’

by
The LeaguePaper Team
26 February 2023

A FRUSTRATED Tony Mowbray was disappointed with the way the feisty affair was refereed by Dean Whitestone, who brandished four yellow cards in the first 45.
Sunderland boss Mowbray said: “I’m a bit disappointed nobody said we aren’t playing fouls or you’re allowed a bit of contact.
“It looked like a game from the 80s where you’re allowed to kick people and tackle them and jump on top of them.
“It seemed you could get away with whatever you wanted, but it would have been nice to have been told that because I could have prepared the tea...

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