Joey Barton has blasted the Football Association for having “no soul” after Bristol Rovers believed they had sufficient evidence to get Paul Coutts’ red card overturned, only for their appeal to be rejected.
Coutts was sent off in injury time of Rovers’ 4-3 win at Rochdale last Saturday for violent conduct following an off the ball incident which wasn’t captured by the broadcast cameras nor many of the supporters in attendance at Spotland.
This week, Rovers submitted two separate analyst videos plus a witness statement from Rochdale striker Josh Andrews which challenged referee Ross Joyce’s original decision, but it proved unsuccessful and Coutts must now serve a four-match ban.
