1.   Ex-Wigan star Smith was shown the red card for a high tackle on Keighleywinger Craig Horne.

2.   He was given a red card on two occasions this season.

3.   Instead, he saw the dreaded red card.

4.   It earned me a red card.

5.   It is a cruel blow and one that again underlines the inconsistency of the red card law.

6.   Another City player, Alien, was shown a red card for talking back to the referee.

7.   Now he was lenient earlier on in the half the official when he might have shown a red card to Laws.