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Will James miss three matches?
Tony James, the Hereford United captain, was sent off yesterday and will miss Tuesday's LDV Cup tie with Blackpool at Edgar Street.
However until the referee's report on the game is considered it is not certain how many games James will miss. There are two laws which the sending-off could come under.
c) Players sent off Under Law 12 (4) and (5)
A player who is dismissed from the field of play for denying a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity by physical means or by handling the ball, will be suspended automatically from all approved first team matches commencing forthwith, until such time as his club's first team has completed its next match in an approved competition.
e) Players sent off under law 12 (1) + (2) and (3)
A player who is dismissed from the field of play for Violent Conduct, Serious Foul Play or spitting at an opponent or any other person, whether he has previously been cautioned in the match or not, will be suspended automatically from playing football in any match including non- First Team matches commencing forthwith and until such time as his Club's First Team has completed its next three matches in approved Competitions.
If the latter rule is used James will also miss the FA Cup game with Boston and the Conference game against Forest Green Rovers. However there has to be some doubt whether the sending off was for serious foul play. Hopefully the referee will have judged it to be the lesser offence.
Meanwhile Hereford United's opponents on Tuesday, Blackpool, were recently fined £5,000 and reprimanded after trouble in a League game.
The Seasiders' midfielder Danny Coid was handed a three game suspension for his part in the brawl which marred the 1-1 draw with Colchester United last month.
The versatile 23-year-old will miss the LDV Vans Trophy clash at Hereford.
