Wimborne pondering appeal over Scott Arnold Red card

BOSS Matty Holmes said he would weigh up the possibility of appealing Scott Arnold’s red card picked up during Wimborne’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Southern League West leaders Taunton last night.

Arnold received his marching orders for a 68th-minute challenge on Peacocks striker Dan Sullivan at the Viridor Stadium – the Magpies captain’s second sending off in their past 10 league games.

Arnold is facing a four-match ban which would rule him out of league games against Mangotsfield, Taunton and Shortwood together with the Dorset Senior Cup final against Shaftesbury.

Holmes told the Daily Echo: “I need to look at it again. We are not sure whether we are going to get a great angle on the video and it is tough unless you get a clear-cut picture.

“If we feel we have been hard done by, we will put in an appeal. We will just have to wait and see what the evidence is like.

“The referee said he had lunged in and wasn’t in control but I thought Scott nicked the ball and caught the lad as he followed through.

“A few decisions didn’t go our way and the referee had a tough job. They were pressurising him with decisions. It was first against third, an electric game and the atmosphere was fantastic.”

Source Daily Echo