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December 30, 2011, Friday
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WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers should take a leaf out of other team's books and try to con referees to get rival players sent off, according to their midfielder Stephen Hunt.
Hunt, risking the wrath of the English FA, said Arsenal players encouraged referee Stuart Attwell to send off Wolves' Serbia midfielder Nenad Milijas during the 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday by crowding around him and goading him into showing him a red card.
"Everyone does it now. We should maybe be better at it than any other team. We don't do it and are punished because of it and maybe we should start doing it," The Ireland international told reporters.
Milijas was sent off in the 75th minute for a tackle on Mikel Arteta which Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has said his club will appeal against. "Sometimes the reactions of the players are clever and they help the referee to get the player sent off," Hunt said.
"We have been done in the past, like with Woodgate. We should have surrounded the referee to get him sent off."
Hunt was referring to an incident when Wolves met Stoke City at Molineux two weeks ago and Stoke defender Jonathan Woodgate conceded a penalty after previously being booked, but was not sent off. He was then substituted by manager Tony Pulis and Stoke went on to win the match 2-1.
Hunt, risking the wrath of the English FA, said Arsenal players encouraged referee Stuart Attwell to send off Wolves' Serbia midfielder Nenad Milijas during the 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday by crowding around him and goading him into showing him a red card.
"Everyone does it now. We should maybe be better at it than any other team. We don't do it and are punished because of it and maybe we should start doing it," The Ireland international told reporters.
Milijas was sent off in the 75th minute for a tackle on Mikel Arteta which Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has said his club will appeal against. "Sometimes the reactions of the players are clever and they help the referee to get the player sent off," Hunt said.
"We have been done in the past, like with Woodgate. We should have surrounded the referee to get him sent off."
Hunt was referring to an incident when Wolves met Stoke City at Molineux two weeks ago and Stoke defender Jonathan Woodgate conceded a penalty after previously being booked, but was not sent off. He was then substituted by manager Tony Pulis and Stoke went on to win the match 2-1.
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