Football is a sport where passions run high and often overspill. Yellow cards are often brandished to quell these passions and red ones to punish.
The red cards are given for a number of reasons – some more serious than others but all deserving of the fact that an indiscretion needs to be punished.
In yesterday’s Bradford City vs Grimsby Town match-up at Valley Parade it was a strange red card for Grimsby Town’s Stefan Payne that made all the headlines.
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Bradford City 1 – 0 Grimsby Town – crazy half-time show
Bradford City maintained their charge up the table under the guidance of co-managers Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars. From near relegation to knocking on the door of the play-offs, it’s been a Bantams turnaround.
After a pretty even first half, the game sparked into life in the final three or so minutes. First City scored through Anthony O’Connor whose diving header came after a scramble following a Bantams corner.
Then came the red mist and Grimsby madness. Payne, annoyed at Morais playing a bad pass, appeared to headbutt his teammate. Referee James Bell showed Payne a red card whilst the latter was in the dressing room at half-time.
🤷 | In case you didn't believe us…#BCAFC | #CityForAll https://t.co/Qkuj0Ldhgg pic.twitter.com/ttCxWJPn9y
— Bradford City AFC (@officialbantams) April 10, 2021
Grimsby pushed for an equaliser but the score remained 1-0 to the home side and Bradford City had another three points in the bag.
Reactions after Payne red card for teammate headbutt
Here are a selection of comments and reactions to that Stefan Payne sending off following his headbutt on Filipe Morais:
Love lower league football. https://t.co/snkIE4GFlt
— Jonno Turner (@jonnot) April 10, 2021
Blimey, don’t see that often https://t.co/1z7OgtXpk7
— Glen Naylor 💙💛 (@Glen_Naylor) April 10, 2021
Absolute comedy is League 2 😂 #bcafc https://t.co/Q7R8Tg46hC
— Sam Sagar (@Samsagar27) April 10, 2021
Lower league is amazing https://t.co/MlRzlYu77X
— Claire (@CMcB_89) April 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/AidanFlood/status/1380898746091847683?s=20
Here are a few comments and conversations from the post by Bradford City themselves:
Agent Morais..trying to get a contract back with us next season 😆🤣
— Darren Wright (@dazzler_wright) April 10, 2021
I do! Never seen anyone head butt their own team mate before!
— 📚⚽ Kate ⚽📚 (@bantambookworm) April 10, 2021
League 2 > Premier League
— MARK HUGHES MASSIVE CHICKENS (@MightyChicken3) April 10, 2021