Boss Joe Royle was understandably unhappy with Fabian Wilnis's red card at Cardiff. The Dutchman saw red in the 13th minute after Cameron Jerome had thrown himself to the ground inside the penalty area.

Royle was pleased with the performance of his remaining ten men: "We were terrific in the first half and created three or four good chances. I was unhappy with the sending off as there was very little contact and feel very hard done by even though we were stretched a little in the second half.

"It was a dodgy penalty decision and we saved that, but playing most of the game with 10 men has cost us.

"It's time that the officials become aware of players who fall to the ground too easily. Fabian swears he didn't touch the player, yet he did enough to send a 14st athlete crashing to the ground.

"The same thing happened later in the match and obviously the red card changed the game plan for us.

"We had to move Bam Bam back into the defence but, that said, we bossed the first half and could easily have gone in at the break in front.

"We paid for two defensive lapses again, though. I thought we had a point with Jimmy Juan's goal but they nicked it at the end and that was very cruel on us.

"Lewis made some decent saves when they caught us on the break, but overall I thought we were hard done by."

Red-carded Fabian Wilnis was still angry after the game and says he wants the club to appeal: "Honest to god, I never touched the player. My arm went across him as a normal reaction when you are going for the ball and to keep my balance.

"I never pushed the player, pulled him, held him or anything, yet he went down as though he had been shot.

"I have to speak to the gaffer but I hope we will appeal because I have not done anything wrong and don't deserve to miss a game for that.

"If I pulled the player down I would admit it, but it never happened. I'm really disappointed by the whole thing and just hope the referee will look at the video and say he made a mistake."

Cardiff boss Dave Jones thought his side should have taken more of their opportunities: "Sometimes you have to dig in but in the second half we had enough chances to kill the game off.

"When it is only 1-0 there is always the likelihood of a set piece paying off for them and that is what happened. It was difficult for us to shut up shop and Joe Royle's side played well, but we should have been well ahead by the time they scored.

"Michael Ricketts tried to be too clever taking the spotkick and he won't be taking them any more.

"We went to Ipswich and played well without getting anything from the game and tonight we have made up for it."

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