"It should have been a pen" - Bothroyd

While Cardiff boss bemoans missed chances’ last night goal scorer Jay Bothroyd is furious over his yellow card. The referee gave the card for diving but the City striker insisted he did not dive and should have been awarded a penalty.

Bothroyd will now miss the next two games after receiving his 10th yellow card of the season meaning he will miss the next two games through suspension. He also hit out at the stranded of refereeing in the Championship along with manager Jones who also it hit out at the match officials.

Bothroyd on the penalty he said, "Their centre-half [Nyron] Nosworthy said it was a penalty," he said.
"I lined a shot up in the box and he's pushed me on to the ball.
"When you are running at that pace, the slightest bit of contact can knock you off balance and that's what he did.
"I was disappointed first of all not to get a penalty and then second of all that he [Danny McDermid] booked me."
"I'm disappointed because I have to miss two games."

On refereeing in the Championship, "The last two bookings have been totally ridiculous.
"I think that's the difference between the Premier League and the Championship. Players need protection.
"Sheffield United had five guys on yellow cards and they should've had a couple of sendings off - it's inconsistency."

Bothroyd who scored his eleventh goal of the season last night with be sorely missed for is general contribution to the game.

This was a happy outcome to some fans knowing he had a two match suspension hanging over him meaning he will be available of the Easter games with Swansea and Nottingham Forest. The chances of him going the rest of the season with picking up a yellow card would have been impossible so let’s hope the rest of the team can keep going in the right direction.