- Sep 2, 2003
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Let's face it, Danny Rose is a cheat. You only have to look, among other things, at his flopping down in the opposition box last week. Yesterday he got a little tap on the leg when Shawcross was a bit late in the tackle and went down as though his leg had been sliced off. I don't blame the orcs for giving him shit.Danny Rose was labelled a cheat by Stoke yesterday, I know there are those who don't favour him on here, but at what point did he cheat? He was fouled twice and you cannot blame his reaction to Cameron. Cameron went in deliberately and no booking. Okay, Rose should've been smarter and walked away, but he was being abused by the home support throughout and I think I would've been the same. Say what you want about Sherwood, he was right to take Rose off and send him to the dressing room.
Sherwood was right to take Rose off. As for sending him to the dressing room, it was completely the WRONG thing to do. If Rose had sat on the bench the crowd would've forgotten about him: there was a match going on and they looked like at least drawing level with us. By sending him to the dressing room he left him exposed - by himself - to all the shit that the crowd could sling at him. If the tunnel is behind the dugout, then fine, send him down it. If it's at the other end of the stadium, you keep your player sheltered with the rest of the team. You don't cut him loose to fend for himself.